Since the "pandemic" was started, the combined wealth of the US’s 657 billionaires increased with more than $1.3 trillion (+45%).
In that same period, almost 80 million Americans lost their job between 21 March 2020, and 20 February 2021, and 18 million were collecting unemployment on 27 February 2021.
The following 15 billionaires had the greatest growth in absolute wealth of $563 billion or +82% percent. The wealth growth of just these 15 represents over 40% of the wealth growth of all "American" billionaires.
Topping the list are.
Elon Musk, who became $137.5 billion richer, 559%;
Jeff Bezos, who became $65 billion richer, 58%;
Mark Zuckerberg, who became $47 billion richer, 86%.
Also note.
Dan Gilbert, who reached $48.2 billion in wealth, +642%; owner of Quicken Loans, which capitalised on online financing;
Ernest Garcia II, who reached $16 billion in wealth, +567%; biggest shareholder of Carvana, online car sales and auto-financing;
Michael Dell, who reached $46.2 billion in wealth, +102%; founder and CEO of Dell Technologies, who serves on the Foundation Board of the World Economic Forum.
And one of my personal favourites, the Soviet born British American (?) born Len Blavatnik, who reached $31.7 billion in wealth, +87%.
Blavatnik is another Chabad-Lubavitcher, Trump donor and business partner of Donald's Bonesman Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin.
Of 17 industry categories, billionaires in the technology industry (not big pharma?) had the greatest wealth growth — $564 billion, +68%:
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