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by atmosx 1518 days ago
> There are many self-made millionaires.

It's about 8.7% in North America according and 2.7% in Europe to Credit Suisse[1]. That is not _many_, that is _very few_ in my dictionary.

[1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_number_of...

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Expressed differently, 1 in 37 people is a millionaire. Sounds achievable.
Not really. Plus, being a millionaire (e.g. net worth of 1,1m) in San Francisco might not mean exactly what you think it means.