Number of billionaires worldwide falls by 329 amid Russian sanctions, according to Forbes
Highlights
- Number of billionaires worldwide falls by 329 amid Russian sanctions, according to Forbes.
- Total wealth of world’s billionaires has fallen to $12.7tn, says Forbes list.
- But total value of their combined assets has fallen slightly from $13.1tn on the 2021 list.
- Elon Musk, the maverick boss of Tesla and SpaceX, named world’s richest man for the first time.
- 236 people join the billionaire club, including pop star Rihanna, Lord of the Rings director Peter Jackson and venture capitalist Joshua Kushner.
- Billionaires for Humanity calls for a global wealth tax on the super-rich to tackle inequality to tackle global inequality.