World’s Richest 85 People Have the Combined Wealth of the Worlds Poorest

Come on we all want to be rich right? Well have you ever really thought about the world’s richest individuals? Well, lets stop and take a look at the world’s poorest first. Fun fact: The poorest 3 and a half billion people in the world have a combined wealth of about 1.6 trillion dollars.

That is also the combined financial wealth of the world’s richest 85 individuals! When you thrown in the rest of the top 1% you have a small group that is 65 times richer than the worlds bottom 50%. Mind blown!

These shocking statistics comes from an Oxfam report titles “Working for the Few.” Unfortunately instead of moving forward we become more and more separated by economic and political power. To find out more mind blowing facts be sure to check out the video!