Economics
The U.S. Is Where the Rich Are the Richest
Things are looking rosy for American billionaires and millionaires as wealth accumulation goes into overdrive.
Photographer: Susana Gonzalez/Bloomberg
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It’s an excellent time to be rich, especially in the U.S.
Around the world, the number of millionaires and billionaires is surging right along with the value of their holdings. Even as economic growth has slowed, the rich have managed to gain a larger slice of the world’s wealth.