Income inequality is increasing worldwide, but the number of billionaires is rising unabated. Data from the Hurun Global Rich List reveals the countries where billionaires are concentrated.
THE NUMBER OF THE RICH IS INCREASING, THE MIDDLE CLASS IS SHRINKING
In today’s world where economic balances are changing on a global scale, the gap between the rich and the poor continues to grow. In the new order where the middle income group is shrinking, the increase in the number of both billionaires and the poor is remarkable.
According to the “Global Rich Report” prepared by Hurun Research Institute, the top 10 countries with the most billionaires and the number of rich people are as follows:
1- USA – 870
2- China – 823
3- India – 284
4- United Kingdom – 150
5- Germany – 141
6- Switzerland – 116
7- Russia – 89
8- France – 72
9- Italy – 69
10- Brazil
TURKEY RANKS 19TH WITH 31 BILLIONAIRES
In the Hurun Global Rich List, Turkey became the 19th country with the highest number of billionaires in the world with a total of 31 billionaires.
The top 10 names in the billionaires list announced by Forbes in April this year were listed as follows:
– Murat Ülker: 5.5 billion dollars
– Şaban Cemil Kazancı: 4.3 billion dollars
– Ugur Sahin: 4.3 billion dollars
– Eren Özmen: 4 billion dollars
– Fatih Özmen: 3.8 billion dollars.
– İpek Kıraç: 3.2 billion dollars.
– Erman Ilıcak: 3.1 billion dollars.
– Semahat Sevim Arsel: 3.1 billion dollars.
– Ferit Faik Şahenk: 2.8 billion dollars.
– Mustafa Rahmi Koç: 2.8 billion dollars.
Source: patronlardunyasi.com, https://www.patronlardunyasi.com/turkiyenin-siralamasi-sasirtti-31-dolar-milyarderiyle-ilk-20de
