[jjeaff]

That is the favorite to parrot around. It's not that impressive considering the large percentage of the world's population has a negative net worth.

http://blogs.reuters.com/felix-salmon/2014/04/04/stop-adding...

[hn_throwaway_99]

That quote also included the comparison to the median family net worth.

[5555624]

The quote says, "... the bottom 61 percent of the country combined, a staggering 194 million people." It's not comparing the number to the world's population.