Billionaire wealth surged in 2024, says Oxfam

Oxfam says billionaires’ wealth soared in 2024, with 4 ‘minted’ every week
Group’s report comes as the world’s political and financial elite prepare for an annual gathering in Davos, Switzerland.
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The charity reported that the wealth of the world's billionaires grew from $13 trillion to $15 trillion in 2024, a rate that is three times faster than in 2023.
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Billionaires’ wealth grew three times faster in 2024 than the year before, a top anti-poverty group reported on Monday as some of the world’s political and financial elite prepared for an annual gathering in Davos,
Billionaires' wealth grow three times faster in 2024, says Oxfam report
According to Oxfam International, the wealth of billionaires globally grew three times faster in 2024 compared to the previous year, just as many of
Billionaire wealth surged in 2024, says Oxfam as world leaders meet for Davos
Advertisement As it does ahead of each Davos Forum, the Britain-based non-governmental organization Oxfam International released its annual report on the worsening state of global inequality.
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Last year marked the second-largest annual increase in billionaire wealth since records started, according to Oxfam.
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Billionaire wealth surged in 2024, climbing from $13 trillion to $15 trillion in just one year, according to Oxfam’s annual inequality report. This marks the second-largest annual increase since the charity began tracking wealth.
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