Billionaires’ wealth surged $6.5tn over past decade, Oxfam reports

Real-terms gains of $33.9tn for world's richest 1% enough to end annual global poverty 22 times over', charity says

The wealth of the world's 3,000 billionaires has surged by $6.5tn (4.8tn) in real terms over the past decade, according to Oxfam, equivalent to 14.6% of global output.

In total the richest 1% of the global population has gained at least $33.9tn in real terms, which the charity said was enough to end annual global poverty 22 times over".