The 8 Richest People Are As Wealthy As Poorest Half Of The World – Oxfam

17 January 2017

 - A year ago, the richest 62 people owned as much as the poorest half of the world’s population.
 
Now, the wealth of the 8 richest people on earth equals that of the poorest 3.6 billion, according to a report by Oxfam presented at the World Economic Forum in Davos. This vast wealth gap is a threat which may “pull our societies apart,” the report warned.

The list of the eight wealthiest individuals in the world, all men, comes from Forbes magazine’s billionaires list, and includes Microsoft founder Bill Gates, Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg, and Amazon founder Jeff Bezos.