The amount of wealth owned by billionaires around the world exceeded the $ 10 trillion barrier, during the outbreak of the new Corona virus (Covid 19).
According to Forbes, the total wealth of billionaires has reached an all-time high, noting that Jeff Bezos is the first billionaire whose wealth exceeds the $ 200 billion mark.
and based on financial data issued by UPS and PWC, the magazine indicated that the billionaires' collective wealth has grown at its fastest rate of any period during the past decade .
billionaires' fortunes grew between April and July by 27% from $ 8 trillion in early April, mainly due to government stimulus packages launched to counter the fallout from the Coronavirus outbreak .
The report on PBS and PWC pointed out that the growth in billionaires' fortunes was not related to the stock markets. As of the end of March, government stimulus packages have contributed to the market recovery. Finance.
Since March, 133 companies have received $ 5 billion in government aid, granted by the Treasury.
and in Britain, the report revealed that government stimulus packages worth more than 16 billion pounds, equivalent to about 20.6 billion dollars, were for companies owned by Billionaires.
The increase in billionaires' fortunes during the Corona pandemic, according to the UBS and PwC report, was accompanied by the increase in their donations more than ever before, as more than three quarters of the wealthy families became Please donate.
