Republicans have waged a multiyear effort to claw back the funding that allows the irs to increase scrutiny on the rich. · the richest people on earth became $1 trillion richer in 2017 , more than four times last year’s gain, as stock markets shrugged off economic, social and political divisions to reach record. Jeff bezos, the richest person on earth since october, leads the gainers list. Who are the top 10 billionaires in 2017? · each of the top 10 billionaires , whose wealth springs from either finance or tech, has experienced a growth in wealth since 2017 , with elon musk seeing an 850 percent increase. · new york maintained its position as the top billionaire city, home to 103 billionaires. In china, the real estate market was booming in 2017 , which benefitted chinese. How rich are the worlds top 10 billionaires? How much wealth does a billionaire have? · the 500 wealthiest people on the planet got $1 trillion richer in 2017 , according to a new report from bloomberg. · forbes measured the gains between and . Bezos, whose net worth grew by $33. 8. Stock market was soaring and our favorite billionaires saw their fortunes rise exponentially. How did the worlds richest people grow in 2017?
