World’s richest only got richer through the pandemic

Published January 18, 2022 6:37 AM

(KYMA, KECY) - If it seems like the rich just keep getting richer, they do.

Between March of 2020 and November 2021, billionaires saw their collective wealth jump from $8.6 trillion dollars to $13.8 trillion!

That's according to a new report from Oxfam.

The world's ten richest men saw their collective wealth grow $1.3 billion a day during the pandemic.

At the same time, the world bank estimates more than 97 million people around the globe fell into extreme poverty, defined as living on less than $2 a day.

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April Hettinger

April was born and raised in San Diego where she loved the beach town and her two dogs, Lexi and Malibu. She decided to trade the beach for the snow and advanced her education at Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff.

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