Four of these eight billionaires are from the tech industry: Microsoft founder Bill Gates, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg and Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison. Together, the world's 8 richest men own 426.2 billion dollars — roughly as much as the 3.6 billion poorest people on Earth.*
Oxfam, a global organization that aims to fight poverty, based the report — dubbed "An eco**my for the 99%" — on Forbes' billionaires list and the Credit Suisse Global wealth Data book 2016.* Read more...