In One Chart Where the world’s billionaires are and how they got there

Curated by Paul Helmick

I’m a Technology CEO and Experienced Entrepreneur. I love helping people use technology to grow their business.

The US is home to nearly a third of all global billionaires, by far the most anywhere
Each region of this mpa is split into five categories that reflect the source of the wealth
Inherited, Company founders, Owners and executives, Political connections
I found it interesting that political connections is a major source of wealth, enough to rank in this study
The US shows an even distribution between inherited, company founders and the financial sector
The vast majority of Russia’s elite ascended to the top of the wealth pyramid through political connections
In China, very few billionaires had the luxury of their fortune being passed on to them where as in South Korea 74% of its billionaires got there via inheritance.

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