(ANSA) - NEW YORK, APRIL 06 - The 2021 record year for the 'paperoni'. The number of billionaires in the world jumped to 2,755, or 660 more than the previous year.
Overall they are worth 13,100 billion, 8,000 more than in 2020.
This is what emerges from the 35th annual ranking of the super-rich by Forbes, in which 493 new entries are registered, about one every 17 years, of which 210 from China and Hong Kong.
Jeff Bezos confirms himself as the richest man in the world, with a fortune of 177 billion dollars. The silver medal goes to Elon Musk, with his 151 billion. (HANDLE).