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287 new billionaires created in 2025, highest since 2021: Report
short by Ishita Ranganath / on Friday, 5 December, 2025
The total number of billionaires in the world skyrocketed to 2,900, according to UBS Billionaire Ambitions Report. This year saw highest annual influx since 2021, with 287 billionaires created. The accumulated wealth of these billionaires stands at $15.8 trillion, nearly $2 trillion jump in 12 months. Further, 91 people inherited billionaire status, biggest single-year inheritance wave on record.
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