The world’s 500 richest individuals added a file $USUS2.2 trillion ($3.3 trillion) to their collective fortunes this yr, as booming markets in every little thing from equities to cryptocurrencies to treasured metals despatched the worth of their holdings hovering, in line with the Bloomberg Billionaires Index.
The positive aspects, which introduced their mixed internet value to $US11.9 trillion, have been turbocharged by Donald Trump’s election victory in late 2024, and have been solely briefly derailed by tariff fears in April, when plunging markets prompted the biggest one-day wealth wipeout because the pandemic.
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