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Wealth of World’s Billionaires Doubled Over Past Decade
https://truthout.org/articles/wealth-of-the-worlds-billionaires-has-more-than-doubled-over-the-past-decade

https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20241205-billionaires-wealth-more-than-doubles-in-10-years-ubs

* driven by massive inequality
* billionaires' fortunes grew f. $6.3 TRILLION to $14 trillion
* planet’s total gross domestic product $105.4 trillion
* population of just 8 billion
* underscores extreme wealth concentration
* # billionaires rose f. 1,757 to 2,682 over past decade

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