Billionaires added more wealth in 2017 than Spain's GDP: Report
The world's 2,158 billionaires grew their combined wealth by $1.4 trillion last year, more than the GDP of Spain or Australia, a report by Swiss bank UBS said. The billionaires' total wealth grew 19% from previous year to $8.9 trillion. China minted two new billionaires a week, and Asia created more than three billionaires a week, the report added.