In the worst economic crisis in history, the 10 richest in the world made US $ 267 billion: how did the Argentines Rocca and Galperin

Gustavo Bazzan

11/24/2020 10:48 AM

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Updated 11/24/2020 10:48 AM

The personal wealth of the

has increased so far in 2020 - the year of one of the worst economic crises in history - by

.

The big winner this year is

, creator of the

company

, who, thanks to the

increase in

of that firm so far this year, has enriched himself by 100 billion dollars.

The second in that podium of performances 2020,

CEO of

.

Although he is not yet in the top 10 of the richest, the third big winner this year is Chinese businessman

Wikipedia tells us that Shanshan founded and chairs

, the largest beverage company in China.

He is also the owner of the Chinese pharmaceutical giant

.

Today he is the richest person in China, which is a saying ... For now he is ranked 14th in the world, with 67.5 billion dollars.

Ranking of those who won the most in 2020. Bloomberg.

This variation in assets in the year of the great crisis reconfigured the ranking of

, which now looks like this:

The 10 richest in the world.

Bloomberg.

And how did the Argentines do?

In Bloomberg's ranking of the 500 richest in the world, two appear:

.

But Rocca is listed as

(one of the five Italians listed in the Bloomberg ranking), while Galperin is the only one listed as "Argentine."

According to the variation in wealth calculated by

Rocca amasses a net worth of

Galperin did much better.

His personal assets reached

It is worth saying that 56% of its equity is explained by the spectacular rise in Mercado Libre shares, which

.

This phenomenal escalation allowed

register a market value of

In the ranking of the 500 richest on planet Earth,

Given that Rocca is “registered” in the industrial sector and Galperín in the technological one, it seems that it will be a matter of time (little) for Galperín to consolidate himself as the richest man in Argentina, and the one who took the least time to reach that position, if one takes into account that Mercado Libre took its first steps in 1999.

Returning to the richest, it is obvious that

.

The values ​​of everything that was linked to technology skyrocketed since the pandemic was declared, back in March.

This could be seen well in the evolution of the stock indices of the New York Stock Exchange.

The

of industrial companies, today rises 3.5% in the year The

(the most diversified) rises 10.5% The

where companies in the technology sector prevail, gains 34%.

Bloomberg's ranking of 500 billionaires also shows

Among them, two acquaintances from Argentina: the Spanish

owner of the

stores

suffered losses this year of 7,920 million.

This does not prevent him from being ranked 13th among the richest on the planet, with a personal fortune of 67.5 billion dollars.

The billionaires who lost the most in 2020. Bloomberg.

In turn, the Mexican Carlos Slim, owner among others of the

telephone company

, lost 7,740 million dollars in the year but remains in the 23rd place among the richest, with a fortune of US $ 52,500 million.

Thus ends this short walk through the world of hypermillionaires.

Data that will make a feast among those who seek to tax the wealthiest more.

Surely because of this global claim, the American

- one of the first vulture investors who acted against Argentina after the 2001 default - is listed as a citizen of the Cayman Islands.

Dart, which among other things had a disposable cup factory in Argentina, closed its local plant in 2019.w

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