Statistics
The table below lists numerous statistics relating to billionaires, including the net worth of the world's wealthiest individuals since 2007. Data is from the Forbes list of billionaires, with currency figures given in U.S. dollars.
| Year | Total number of billionaires | Combined wealth of known billionaires | Number of U.S. billionaires | Number of Russian billionaires | Number of Chinese billionaires | Wealthiest individual | Wealthiest individual's net worth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 1,226 | $4.6 trillion | 425 | 96 | 95 | Carlos Slim | $69 billion |
| 2011 | 1,210 | $4.5 trillion | 413 | 101 | 115 | Carlos Slim | $74 billion |
| 2010 | 1,011 | $3.6 trillion | 404 (est.) | 62 | 89 | Carlos Slim | $53.5 billion |
| 2009 | 793 | $2.4 trillion | 359 | 32 | 28 | Bill Gates | $40 billion |
| 2008 | 1,125 | $4.4 trillion | 470 (est.) | 87 | – | Warren Buffett | $62 billion |
| 2007 | 946 | $3.5 trillion | – | – | – | Bill Gates | $56 billion |
Read more about this topic: Billionaire
Famous quotes containing the word statistics:
“He uses statistics as a drunken man uses lamp-posts—for support rather than illumination.”
—Andrew Lang (1844–1912)
“July 4. Statistics show that we lose more fools on this day than in all the other days of the year put together. This proves, by the number left in stock, that one Fourth of July per year is now inadequate, the country has grown so.”
—Mark Twain [Samuel Langhorne Clemens] (1835–1910)
“We already have the statistics for the future: the growth percentages of pollution, overpopulation, desertification. The future is already in place.”
—Günther Grass (b. 1927)