The original content of Democracy Now! Headlines appears under the Creative
Commons BY-NC-ND 3.0 License (United States). For more, including their other
shows and media, visit www.democracynow.org.
January 3, 2014

Report: World's Top 300 Wealthiest People Got Richer Last Year 
---------------------------------------------------------------


 
A new analysis shows the world's top 300 richest people became even
richer last year, increasing their collective net worth by more than
half a trillion dollars. According to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index,
the aggregate net worth of the world's leading billionaires was $3.7
trillion at the end of 2013. Bill Gates, the world's richest person, saw
his fortune increase to $78.5 billion. Gambling magnate and right-wing
donor Sheldon Adelson added more than $14 billion to his fortune last
year.

 

.