Celebrities
This year, 263 others, along with Taylor Swift and Magic Johnson, have joined the ranks.
The latest entrants to the three-comma club include a record 2,781 billionaires worldwide, with a total wealth of $14.2 trillion. Among the newcomers are a fashion legend, an NBA hall-of-famer, and popstar Taylor Swift, collectively holding $510 billion in wealth. The richest newcomer is Italy’s Andrea Pignataro, worth $27.5 billion. The youngest billionaire is 19-year-old Livia Voigt, inheriting a fortune from Brazilian turbine manufacturer WEG. More than half of the new billionaires are self-made, with the manufacturing sector producing the most new wealth this year.
– Record 2,781 billionaires worldwide, total wealth of $14.2 trillion
– Newcomers include a fashion legend, an NBA hall-of-famer, and Taylor Swift
– Richest newcomer is Andrea Pignataro of Italy, worth $27.5 billion
– Youngest billionaire is 19-year-old Livia Voigt
– More than half of new billionaires are self-made
– Manufacturing sector produced the most new wealth this year
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