The global wealth distribution It is one of the tests that shows the marked economic disparities in the world. While billions of people struggle to meet their basic needs, a small elite controls unimaginable fortunes that represent a disproportionate share of global resources.
In a world where extreme poverty -living on less than 2.6 euros a day- affects more than 700 million peopleAccording to data from the World Bank, these enormous concentrations of wealth raise profound questions about economic justice and equity in access to resources.
When it comes to money and luxury, the royal family richest in the world is the House of Saud of Saudi Arabia who has a fortune estimated at 1.1 billion pounds sterling (about 1,344 billion euros), vastly surpassing the combined wealth of tycoons such as Elon Musk y Bill Gates, according to data from the English newspaper Daily Express. This heritage, furthermore, is approximately 16 times larger than that of the British royal familywhose value is estimated at 69 billion pounds sterling (84.48 billion euros).
The British media itself explains that its dazzling wealth is largely due to the vast oil reserves and the luxurious lifestyle of the Saudi royal family, which includes a large number of grand palaces, private planes, luxury yachts and a very lucrative art collection.
The value of the British royal family, for its part, comes from specific assets, such as properties and the value of your brand familiar. Among its most valuable assets are the Duchy of Cornwall and the Duchy of Lancasterwhich include land, property and other assets belonging directly to the sovereign, they specify in the Daily Express.
To put the magnitude of the House of Saud’s fortune into perspective, the world’s richest man, Elon Musk, has a net worth of 264.8 billion pounds sterling (approximately 291.84 billion euros)while Bill Gates owns 81.5 billion pounds sterling (about 100.8 billion euros). The wealth of the Saudi family is four times greater than the sum of the fortunes of these two businessmen.
The fortune of Bill Gatesco-founder of Microsofthas experienced a notable decline, falling out of the Top 10 on the list of the world’s richest people, as reported Infobae. Despite having a net worth of $105.1 billion, Gates is now ranked 14th, his lowest position in the last 25 years.
Gates’ decline in wealth is attributed, in part, to his divorce from Melinda French Gates in 2021, after 27 years of marriage. This separation, one of the most costly in history, has had a considerable impact on their assets. Furthermore, the list of Forbes It reflects a reduction of 4,000 million euros in his fortune compared to the previous year, which contrasts with the increase in the fortunes of other tycoons who have taken advantage of the boom in the markets.
For more than three decades, Gates remained in the Top 10 of the richest people in the world, leading the ranking between 1990 and 2000. However, the dynamism of the market and the entry of new billionaires, such as Amancio Ortegahave reconfigured this select group. Ortega, founder of Inditexhas moved up the list, contributing to Gates’ exit from the Top 10.
