World's wealthiest 500 became $1 trillion richer in 2017
The wealthiest people on the planet became $1 trillion richer in 2017, over four times last year's gain. As of Tuesday, the 500 billionaires on the Bloomberg Billionaires Index controlled $5.3 trillion, up from $4.4 trillion last year. The 38 Chinese billionaires on the index added $177 billion, a 65% gain that was the biggest of the 49 countries represented.