Billionaire wealth surged to previously “unimaginable” heights in 2024, leading experts to predict that at least five people will become trillionaires within a decade, according to a new report from Oxfam International.

Billionaire wealth in Ireland increased by €35.6 million per day, Oxfam Ireland said upon the January 20 publication of Oxfam's "Takers Not Makers" report. There were two new billionaires in Ireland last year, Oxfam Ireland said on Monday, adding that Irish billionaire wealth could carpet the whole of Phoenix Park in €50 notes almost 1.5x over.

A new study from Oxfam projects that five individuals are on track to become trillionaires within the next ten years, amassing fortunes with 13 figures to their names. This projection marks a significant shift from a previous Oxfam report that indicated only one person would reach this milestone within a decade.

The charity reported that the wealth of the world's billionaires grew from $13 trillion to $15 trillion in 2024, a rate that is three times faster than in 2023.

Billionaire wealth surged last year, with the world's richest individuals adding $2 trillion to their pockets in 2024, according to a new report released Monday.

Oxfam and its supporters warn that such concentrations ... net worth of just over $2 trillion—with Trump supporter Elon Musk the world's richest man, worth an estimated $449 billion as of ...

Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg and Jensen Huang are among those expected to hit trillionaire status, with Oxfam suggesting that there will be five within the next 10 years. Within the next ten years five people will hold the title of trillionaire—with a 13-figure fortune to their name—according to a new study from Oxfam.

The wealth of the world's 10 richest men grew US$100 million ($160 million) an hour on average last year, according to Oxfam's Takers Not Makers report, published on Monday.

The world is set to witness the emergence of five trillionaires within the next decade, according to Oxfam's latest inequality

Billionaire wealth has grown faster last year, and now the world can expect at least 5 trillionaires within a decade, even as the number of people in poverty has barely budged since 1990

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There is increasing disparity in the world today as an "aristocratic oligarchy" is amassing wealth at unforeseen levels, a report published by development organization Oxfam said. Published ahead of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos,