Forbes 2017 Billionaires List: Meet The Richest People On The Planet

It was a record year for the wealthiest individuals on earth, as the quantity of very rich people hopped 13% to 2,043 from 1,810 a year ago, the first run through ever that Forbes has bound more than 2,000 ten-figure-fortunes. Their aggregate total assets ascended by 18% to $7.67 trillion, likewise a record. The adjustment in the quantity of extremely rich people — up 233 since the 2016 rundown — was the greatest in the 31 years that Forbes has been following very rich people all around. Gainers since a year ago's rundown dwarfed failures by more than three to one.