As of 2023, a majority of the world's billionaires had earned their wealth themselves. Nearly 2,000 of the total 3,323 billionaires worldwide that year had earned their fortune this way. Meanwhile, 314 billionaires had inherited their wealth. Additionally, about 87 percent of the world's billionaires were men.
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Number of billionaires around the world in 2023, by wealth source and gender
Values calculated by Statista using percentages provided by the source. Figures do not add up to the total number of billionaires that year as the shares were rounded by the source.
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