U.S. billionaires get even richer during the pandemic

12:46 - 27.01.2021


January 27, Fineko/abc.az. Despite the crisis caused by the coronavirus pandemic, the fortune of American billionaires has grown.

ABC.AZ reports that at the time of the outbreak of the pandemic, the combined wealth of 660 American billionaires was just under $3 trillion.

Since then and until 18 January 2021 the fortune of billionaires has grown up to $4.1 trillion.

American billionaires increased their wealth by $1.1 trillion for the 10 months affected by the pandemic, and this increase was about 40%.