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by rkomorn 230 days ago
The world's poorest man probably has tens millions of peers within an order of magnitude of "poorness".

The world's richest man has at most a few hundred.
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saulpw 230 days ago
Exact numbers as of today: Elon Musk has $500b. 32 other people have at least $50b. 827 people have at least $5b.
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rkomorn 230 days ago
So I overestimated a few hundred, and it's actually a few dozens.
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singleshot_ 230 days ago
Roughly half of Americans have a negative net worth.
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