The 2021 edition of The World's Billionaire 'Forbes 400' was announced, and the ultra-rich people increased their wealth by another 40% in the pandemic.
Forbes, an American economic magazine, has released the 2021 edition of the annual Forbes 400 billionaire ranking. Despite the pandemic recession that struck the world between 2020 and 2021, it is reported that the wealth of ultra-rich people has increased by 40% over the previous year.
The Forbes 400 2021
The richest Americans became 40% richer during the pandemic | Forbes magazine | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/media/2021/oct/05/richest-americans-became-richer-during-pandemic
According to Forbes, the total wealth of the top 400 wealthiest people in the United States has reached about $ 4.5 trillion (about 500 trillion yen), an increase of 40% from the previous year. In the United States, the pandemic has hit many small and medium-sized enterprises , and employment statistics in August 2021 show that the number of employees before the pandemic has not recovered, but the ultra-rich people are steadily increasing their assets. It is clear that
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos took the lead in the 2021 Forbes 400, which marks the number one spot for four consecutive years. Mr. Bezos has total assets of $ 2010 billion (about 22.4 trillion yen), followed by Tesla CEO Elon Musk with total assets of $ 190.5 billion (about 21.2 trillion yen). In third place was Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg, who was $ 134.5 billion.
There are 44 ultra-rich people newly ranked in the Forbes 400. Of Microsoft founder during Bill Gates serves as the is the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Chairman of the ex-wife of Mr. Melinda Gates complained or Mr., the Zucker Mr. Berg as 'Facebook is something that stole the ideas of their own.' of encryption assets millionaires, which is also known for the Tyler and Cameron Winkurubosu brother, is a co-founder of Moderna, which has developed a COVID-19 vaccine Nuba-Afeyan contains such as Mr.
The wealthiest new face is Miriam Adelson , wife of 'Casino King' Sheldon Adelson , who died in 2021 and has assets of $ 30.4 billion. The youngest new face is Sam Bankman -Fried, 29, who is the co-founder of the crypto asset exchange FTX, with assets of $ 22.5 billion.
The lowest asset value in the 2021 Forbes 400 was a record $ 2.9 billion, a significant increase from the previous year's $ 2.1 billion. Although the economy is still affected by the pandemic, the wealth of ultra-rich people continues to increase due to soaring stock markets and real estate prices. 'Despite uncertainty and the ever-changing market economy, the 2021 Forbes 400 will be the wealthiest people in the United States,' said Kelly Dolan, deputy editor-in-chief of the Forbes Wealth Team, which edits the Forbes 400. It shows that it has become even richer. '
On the other hand, there are some ultra-rich people who have significantly reduced their assets from the previous year, including former US President Donald Trump .
Donald Trump has dropped off the Forbes 400 list for the first time in 25 years: NPR
https://www.npr.org/2021/10/05/1043334210/donald-trump-forbes-400
Mr. Trump has been in the Forbes 400 for 25 years since 1996, but this year's wealth was $ 2.5 billion and he couldn't make it. Forbes estimates that Mr. Trump's wealth is biased towards real estate in big cities, and the pandemic has reduced his wealth by about $ 600 million.
Compared to the previous year's ranking, Forbes said, 'The number of people who donated 20% or more of their net assets decreased from 10 to 8, and the number of members who donated less than 1% of their wealth increased from 127 to 156. I did it. ' He pointed out that while the wealth of the ultra-rich is increasing, 'generosity' seems to be decreasing.
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