The world's billionaire population reached a record 2,816 in 2020. Amazon chief Jeff Bezos continues to be the richest among them.
The Hurun Global Rich List 2020 ranked billionaires from 71 countries who run 2,182 companies, that shows an addition of 346 billionaires from 2019.
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