Bloomberg Magazine published the annual data of the most profitable • The fortunes of the 500 rich people jumped 25% • The sources of wealth: music and cars
The Most Profitable in 2019 // Illustration Illustration: Gettyimages
In anticipation of the end of the civil year, Bloomberg Economic Magazine published the 2019 list of people in the world.
Social media presence, the recorded song “Baby Shark” and a collection of antique cars are just some of the intriguing ways that have made 2019 a fertile year for the richest around the world.
Kylie Jenner, who is known as the youngest of the Reality Family "Cadashians", became the youngest self-made billionaire this year, after her cosmetics company signed a partnership agreement with the global "Ultra Beauty" and sold a 51% stake for $ 600 million.
At the same time, according to the published data, the Korean family that has known the song "Baby Shark" is worth about $ 125 million today.
One of the surprising billionaires on the list is Willis Johnson, a native of Oklahoma, who has accumulated $ 1.9 billion in capital through the creation of a network whose sole purpose is to demolish vehicles and make them scrap.
Still in first place, Jeff Bezos and divorced Mackenzie // Archive photo: Reuters
It also shows that the 500 people who started the year as the richest in the world only continued to earn during the entire past year. Bloomberg's billion-dollar billion-dollar track record showed that they added $ 1.2 trillion to their bank account, raising their net worth by 25%, which is $ 5.9 trillion.
Leading in 2019 profits is Frenchman Bernard Arno, who added $ 36.5 billion to his fortune and became the third person in the world’s wealthiest list, with a net worth of at least $ 100 billion.
However, in spite of widespread increases, many of the world's wealthy may rejoice at the end of 2019. That included Jeff Bezos's divorce agreement from his ex-wife Mackenzie Bezos, causing him to lose nearly $ 9 billion, and the Jeffrey Epstein affair.
Highest earner data for 2019:
• 172 Americans added $ 500 billion to their capital, headed by Mark Zuckerberg, global Facebook CEO earning $ 27.3 billion. Microsoft founder Bill Gates added $ 22.7 billion to his fortune.
• China continues to grow and ranks second in gross domestic product ranking, below the United States.
• Russia's riches made $ 51 billion, up 21% from last year.