article_snippet: For the world's super-rich, 2015 is already shaping up to be a good year as the number of billionaires reached a record high.
article_snippet: There were 1,826 billionaires this year, up from 1,645 in 2014, according to Forbes.
article_snippet: And the world's richest person got even richer.
article_snippet: Seven of the richest people in the world are from the U.S.
article_snippet: Michael Jordan became a newly-minted billionaire in 2015, according to Forbes .
article_snippet: The combined wealth of the billionaires club is double the GDP of Germany according to NBC.
article_snippet: Oxfam claims that The world's growing wealth divide could see The world's wealthiest 1 per cent outstripping the other 99 per cent next year.
highlights_snippet: There were 1,826 billionaires this year - up from 1,645 in 2014 .
  