The richest people in the United States during the COVID-19 pandemic became even richer
Billionaires in the United States have increased their fortunes by 15% over the two months of the coronavirus pandemic, according to a study by the American for Tax Fairness and the Institute for Policy Studies, published on Friday, May 22. Over the period from March 18 to May 19, it grew by a total of $ 434 billion, reaching $ 3,382 trillion. Writes about it DW.
Of the billionaires in the top 30 of the United States, the percentage of the highest growth in two months was shown by the owner of a chain of stores for the home Menards John Menard Jr. (an increase of 62,8%) and businessman Ilon Mask (an increase of 48%).
В исследовании указывается также на увеличение числа миллиардеров за два месяца: если в марте их было 614, то в мае — 630. В апреле США оказались на втором месте в мире после Китая по количеству новых миллиардеров после экономического кризиса 2009 года. За это время общее количество миллиардеров в стране увеличилось на 210 человек, в их числе 61 ІТ-миллиардер.
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