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Fortune
Emma Burleigh

Meet the world’s 29 ‘super-billionaires’ fueling the wealth gap and boasting a collective fortune of $4 trillion

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As the wealth gap continues to widen, more people are being propelled into the ultrarich billionaire class—but there’s yet another layer of exclusivity at the top. While there are thousands of individuals out there with more than $1 billion in their bank accounts, a small cohort of “superbillionaires” are particularly the ones experiencing unprecedented wealth gains. 

There are currently 29 “superbillionaires” out there boasting fortunes of over $50 billion—and a majority of them live in the U.S., according to a Nov. 21 analysis from data intelligence firm Altrata, shared exclusively with Fortune. 

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