According to the Wealth-X and UBS Billionaire Census 2014, the global billionaire population would surpass 3,800 by 2020. Between 2012 and 2013, the number of billionaires grew by just 0.5 per cent, while between 2013 and 2014, it increased by as much as 7.1 per cent. There are now 2,325 billionaires in the world, who control a total wealth of $7.291 trillion, or 4% of global GDP. Roughly 19% of that wealth is held in cash, 5% in assets like art collections, yachts or property, and the rest is in banking and investments. The Oldest Billionaire 2014: David Rockefeller is an American banker and philanthropist who served as chairman and chief executive of Chase Manhattan Corporation. He is the oldest living billionaire, with the net worth of $3 Billion (according to Forbes). --------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Youngest Billionaire 2014: Evan Thomas Spiegel is an American Internet entrepreneur who co-founded the mobile application Snapchat along with Reggie Brown and Robert Murphy and is CEO of the company. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Youngest Self-Made Female Billionaire: Elizabeth Holmes, 30, is the youngest woman to become a self-made billionaire. Founder and CEO of Theranos. Theranos is a privately held health technology and medical laboratory services company based in Palo Alto, California that provides blood tests. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Richest Billionaire 2014: Bill Gates is an American business magnate, philanthropist, investor, computer programmer, and inventor. Gates is the former chief executive and chairman of Microsoft. He is the worlds richest man with the net worth of $85.5 Billion (according to Bloomberg Billionaires Index as of September 17, 2014) Read More: billionairecensus/home.php
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