More Billionaires in Emerging Markets Than U.S.

Submitted by CARPE DIEM

The chart above was created using the Forbes annual rankings of world billionaires (data are available here, here, here, here and here). In 2008, for the first time in history, the percentage of the richest 100 world billionaires in emerging markets (37%) is greater than the percentage in the U.S. (32%).
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One Response to “More Billionaires in Emerging Markets Than U.S.”

1. Stock Market For Beginners Says:
   March 17th, 2008 at 9:21 pm

   I heard one guy lost over a billion dollars today alone on Bear Stearns!

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