- According to Bloomberg, Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk added 21 217 billion to their net worth last year.
- For this amount, more than 100 million Americans can receive a check for 2,000.
- Collectively, the wealth of the world’s 500 richest people is estimated at 1. 1.8 trillion, an increase of 31%, the largest annual gain in eight years since Bloomberg found the figures.
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While many Americans were financially distressed by the coronavirus epidemic, and now have to wait for Congress to decide whether they will receive a ચેક 2,000 stimulus check, the world’s richest people achieved a record benefit in 2020.
Last year, Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk added તેમની 217 billion to their fortunes last year, an amount that could cut a $ 2,000 check for more than 100 million Americans.
According to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, Bezos, the CEO of Amazon, the world’s richest man, is now valued at about 190 190 billion. And Elon Musk, founder and CEO of Tesla, came in second with about 170 billion, behind Microsoft’s Bill Gates.
In particular, Kasturi’s networth grew the fastest in 2020, according to a Bloomberg report. Its networth is mainly made up of Tesla stocks, of which, according to Bloomberg, it owns about 75%.
The figures come as millions of people remain unemployed in the United States due to the economic devastation caused by the coronavirus epidemic.
In March, Congress passed the first coronavirus stimulus package, including in 1,200 in direct payments to Americans. Small businesses across the country tried to offset the economic devastation to prevent the spread of the virus.
Americans waited nine months to receive a second stimulus check. In December, Congress finally reached an agreement on a second stimulus relief package, including a ના 600 check to contract taxpayers.
But the House and Senate are once again at odds as House Democrats push for a ચેક 2,000 check to go out. Senate Republicans, led by Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, have condemned the move.
Meanwhile, U.S. The employment rate in India has been steadily rising. But the Department of Labor’s November jobs report said about 15 million people did not work that month because of the epidemic.
Globally, the outlook is very monstrous.
In a report released last year, the World Bank predicted that global poverty due to the coronavirus epidemic would increase in 2020 for the first time in more than two decades.
“The newest and most immediate threat to poverty reduction, Covid-1, has created a global economic catastrophe, with shock waves spreading,” said a World Bank review. “Without an adequate global response, the cumulative effects of the epidemic and its economic collapse, armed conflict, and climate change will ensure better human and economic costs in the future.”
According to Bloomberg, the total wealth of the world’s 500 richest people increased by about 1. 1.8 trillion last year. That’s a 31% increase, the largest annual gain in eight years that Bloomberg has found.
