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Jeff Bezos to Mukesh Ambani: The Forbes World Billionaires 2020 list

The richest people on Earth are not immune to the coronavirus. Of the billionaires who remain, 51 percent are poorer than they were last year

Published: Jul 3, 2020 02:13:46 PM IST

Jeff Bezos to Mukesh Ambani: The Forbes World Billionaires 2020 listJeff Bezos
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As the pandemic tightened its grip on Europe and America, global equity markets imploded, tanking many fortunes. As of March 18, when we finalised this list, Forbes counted 2,095 billionaires, 58 fewer than a year ago and 226 fewer than just 12 days earlier, when we initially calculated these net worths. Of the billionaires who remain, 51 percent are poorer than they were last year. In raw terms, the world’s billionaires are worth $8 trillion, down $700 billion from 2019.

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(This story appears in the 17 July, 2020 issue of Forbes India. To visit our Archives, click here.)

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