According to an infographic from Masters in Accounting, of the 25 wealthiest individuals in the world live in the United States. However there are also wealthy people across the globe.
A few facts from the graphic:
- # 1 is Carlos Slim Helu from Mexico made his money in telecom — $69B
- 9 of the richest 25 billionaires made money in tech, No. 2 is Finance, No. 3 is Retail, No. 4 is Casinos and No. 5 is Media
- Mark Zuckerberg is the 16th richest billionaire in America – see all of them
- While the U.S. has the most billionaires, Lichtenstein has by far the world’s highest per capita GDP
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