2024-01-15 12:25:46
Oxfam: The world’s top five richest people have doubled their net worth since 2020
15.01.2024
Since 2020, the wealth of billionaires has grown dramatically, while 60% of the population has become poorer. Oxfam urges governments to take measures to rein in the super-rich.
(Deutsche Welle Chinese website) From 2020 to now, the total wealth owned by the world’s top five super-rich people has more than doubled. At the same time, 5 billion people in the world have become poorer. This is the conclusion reached by a new report from the British charity organization Oxfam.
The report was released on January 15, as the world’s business elite gathered in Davos for the World Economic Forum.
The relief group’s investigation found that seven of the world’s ten largest companies are now run by a billionaire or serve as a major shareholder.
The five richest people in the world – Tesla founder Elon Musk, LVMH chairman Bernard Arnault, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, Oracle chairman Ellison Larry Ellison and Facebook founder Zuckerberg
The total wealth owned by Mark Zuckerberg has increased by US$464 billion in the past year to US$869 billion, an increase of 114%.
Economic Perspective | 31.12.2023
The gap between rich and poor continues to widen
It is estimated that 148 of the world’s largest companies made a total of $1.8 trillion in profits, a 52% increase from the three-year average.Even if millions of workersinflationFaced with a cost-of-living crisis caused by a reduction in real income levels, shareholders of these large companies can still receive huge dividends.
Amitabh Behar, interim executive director of Oxfam International, said: “This inequality is no accident; the billionaire class is ensuring that corporations provide themselves with greater wealth at the expense of others.”
At the same time, since 2020, the world’s nearly 5 billion people have become poorer. They account for about 60% of the world’s total population, but their total actual wealth has decreased by 0.2%.
To address this imbalance, Oxfam urges governments to rein in corporate power through a range of initiatives, including breaking up monopolies,Tax excess profits and wealthand promoting schemes such as employee stock ownership as an alternative to shareholder control.
“Corporate power is used to drive inequality: squeezing workers, making wealthy shareholders even richer, evading taxes and privatizing the country,” the agency noted.
Oxfam’s analysis report also pointed out that companies’ “tax avoidance war“Resulting in the effective corporate tax rate falling by about one-third over the past few decades.
“Around the world, private business owners continue to push relentlessly for lower interest rates, increased tax loopholes, reduced transparency and other measures aimed at minimizing the contribution of business to public finances,” the report reads.
Which cities in the world have the most super-rich people?
Champion: Hong Kong
“Ultra high net worth individuals” are those with assets exceeding $30 million. The number of such wealthy people in Hong Kong increased by 31% last year to more than 10,000.
Which cities in the world have the most super-rich people?
Runner-up: New York
New York was knocked out of the championship for the first time since 2011. There are 8,865 ultra-high net worth individuals living here.
Which cities in the world have the most super-rich people?
Third place: Tokyo
There are 67,885 rich people living in Tokyo with assets exceeding US$30 million. Japan ranks second in the ranking of countries with the highest concentration of wealthy people.
Which cities in the world have the most super-rich people?
Fourth place: Los Angeles
Los Angeles, a metropolis on the west coast of the United States, is the center of the film and entertainment industries and a place where rich people from the cultural and entertainment industries gather. There are 5,250 UHNW rich people here.
Which cities in the world have the most super-rich people?
Fifth place: Paris
The number of UHNW wealthy people in Paris increased by 17% last year to 3,950, surpassing London and becoming the highest-ranking European city.
Which cities in the world have the most super-rich people?
Sixth place: London
The decision to leave the EU has not only shaken London’s status as a European and global financial center, but also the confidence of wealthy people in Britain seems to have been affected.
Which cities in the world have the most super-rich people?
7th place: Chicago
Located in the midwestern United States, on the edge of the Great Lakes region, it is an important industrial and commercial town with a long history in the United States. This is the birthplace of the world’s first steel-framed skyscraper.
Which cities in the world have the most super-rich people?
Eighth place: San Francisco
The Bay Area of California, where San Francisco is located, has a pleasant climate and beautiful natural scenery. It has always been a paradise for cultural pioneers and artists. In recent decades, it has become the center of the IT and innovation industries in the United States and the world.
Which cities in the world have the most super-rich people?
Ninth place: Washington
Washington, DC is not only the political heart of the United States, but also the area where wealth is concentrated in the United States. The per capita GDP here is among the highest in the United States.
Which cities in the world have the most super-rich people?
10th place: Osaka
Osaka is an important port and the second largest city in Japan, with both prosperous commerce and historical monuments. Japan ranks second in the list of countries with the most wealthy people, after the United States. China and Germany ranked third and fourth.
(AFP, Archyde.com)
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