The Billionaire Ambitions Report 2024 is the longest-running, most comprehensive study of billionaire wealth today. Now in its 10th edition, it features insights into key trends among billionaires over the last decade.
Highlights
121%
121%
increase in total billionaire wealth globally from $6.3 trillion to $14.0 trillion between 2015 and April 2024—outperforming equity markets over the same period
1,877
1,877
billionaires were self-made with 805 multigenerational in 2024
50+%
50+%
more children among billionaire families between 2015 and 2024—increasing complexity
81%
81%
growth among female billionaires from 2015 to 2024, mainly driven by the self-made
6.3 trillion
6.3 trillion
will be transferred by billionaires to families and philanthropic causes over the next 15 years
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