Oxfam’s latest inequality report, unveiled on the eve of the World Economic Forum in Davos, projects that five billionaires, led by Elon Musk, are set to surpass $1 trillion in wealth within a decade.

The world's richest accumulated massive wealth in 2024, which some speculate could reach even greater heights in the next few years.

Oxfam’s new report estimates that 54 percent of billionaire wealth is either inherited or stems from monopoly power.

Oxfam's latest report shows billionaire wealth surged by $2 trillion in 2024, with new billionaires minted daily. Discover how wealth inequality is widening globally.

The world will soon have five trillionaires. New research shows this will happen within a decade. Who will they be?

The World Economic Forum kicks off in the Swiss Alpine resort on the same day as the presidential inauguration of Donald Trump.

2024 was a year of unparalleled humanitarian crises. At top of mind are the conflicts, protracted crises, and severe weather events that are becoming more and more frequent. As our president and CEO Abby Maxman reflected in our end of year webinar, “ [Oxfam] works with our head, hearts, and hands, and the heart hurts a lot right now.”

Behar said the planet's five richest people — Tesla CEO Elon Musk, LVMH owner Bernard Arnault, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, Oracle founder Larry Ellison, and investor Warren Buffett — have seen their fortunes increase by 114 percent since 2020, and the prospect of someone amassing $1,000 billion — a trillion — is now very real.

A new study from Oxfam projects that five individuals are on track to become trillionaires within the next ten years, amassing fortunes with 13 figures to their names. This projection marks a significant shift from a previous Oxfam report that indicated only one person would reach this milestone within a decade.

As global elites arrive in Davos for the annual World Economic Forum, the global advocacy group Oxfam reported that billionaires' wealth increased three times faster in 2024 than the previous year,