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minus-squarebunbun@lemmygrad.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up15·11 months agoA friendly reminder that 15 richest people hold $2.5T (as of late December), the same amount as bottom 40% of the global population.
minus-squarecRazi_man@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up9·11 months agoBottom 40% should be expanded to the number of people in billions for this statement to have the proper effect.
minus-squarecallouscomic@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·edit-211 months agoHere’s a close estimate. The US Census Bureau projected world population of 8,092,034,511 on January 1, 2025, fairly close enough yo their December comment. 40% would be 3,236,813,804 people. Compared to 15 people. https://www.census.gov/newsroom/press-releases/2024/population-new-years-day.html For a different source, the United Nations Population Division also does similar estimates and had a similar number.
A friendly reminder that 15 richest people hold $2.5T (as of late December), the same amount as bottom 40% of the global population.
Bottom 40% should be expanded to the number of people in billions for this statement to have the proper effect.
Here’s a close estimate. The US Census Bureau projected world population of 8,092,034,511 on January 1, 2025, fairly close enough yo their December comment.
40% would be 3,236,813,804 people. Compared to 15 people.
https://www.census.gov/newsroom/press-releases/2024/population-new-years-day.html
For a different source, the United Nations Population Division also does similar estimates and had a similar number.