On the other hand, the UAE had seven entries and the highest number of
billionaires from one country, with Abdulla Bin Ahmad Al Ghurair leading the Emirati
billionaire list and ranking second in the Arab countries, with a net worth of $5.
4 billion, as 11 Saudi
billionaires have been excluded from the 2018 rankings.
The fortune of French telecommunications
billionaire Patrick Drahi fell $4.
Josef Stadler, Head Global Ultra High Net Worth, UBS, comments on the new report: This year we have seen not only a return to growth for
billionaire wealth, but also a significant shift in its geographic dimensions.
The new report pyramids the
billionaire population on six layers.
Few financial lists generate as much excitement as Forbes' annual
Billionaires List, which ranks the world's richest people.
For most of Asia's young economies, where over 85 per cent of
billionaires are first-generation, this will be the first-ever handover of
billionaire wealth.
Of course, it is hardly the first time that
billionaire crony capitalists have been exposed pushing the "climate" agenda and other "green" schemes to benefit themselves.
o The oldest
billionaire, 93-year-old L'Oreal heiress Liliane Bettencourt, is also one of four women in the list.
Female
billionaires in Asia make up almost a fifth of the worldwide female
billionaire population and generally are younger than their global counterparts.
The returns from the sale of
Billionaire Vodka benefit children in need all around the world
It's funny what happens when you say the
billionaires are keeping candidates alive long enough to allow more Americans a chance to choose their presidential nominees.
