multibillionaires
Thousand-million-dollar people
Multibillionaires are people whose net worth exceeds several billion dollars—typically at least two billion.
The term distinguishes the ultra-wealthy from mere billionaires: The tech industry has minted a new generation of multibillionaires.
Often used when emphasizing extreme wealth concentration or the gap between the richest individuals and everyone else.
Power to affect others
- lobbyingAdvocating to decision-makers
- political donationsMoney given supporting candidates
- media ownershipControl of information sources
- oligarchsWealthy few who govern
moguls · tycoons · kingmakers · elite networks · Davos · access · gatekeepers · monopolies
Wealth or destined outcomes
- net worthAssets less debts
- assetsOwned items of value
- portfoliosCollections of representative work
- holdingsProperty one owns
estates · luxury · yachts · private jets · mansions · penthouses · art collections · offshore accounts
Structural bases below ground
- endowmentsDonated assets yielding income
- Gates FoundationMajor charitable organization
- charitable trustsFunds for public benefit
- donationsGifts to organizations
legacy · hospitals · universities · scholarships · grants · development aid · global health · museums
Unequal distribution of resources
- wealth gapEconomic inequality measure
- exploitationSelfish use of others
- tax avoidanceLegal payment minimization
- hoardingExcessive accumulation of goods
greed · plutocracy · Panama Papers · monopolistic · dystopian · concentration · class divide · rent-seeking
- GatesHereditary family identifier
- foundersThose who begin institutions
- Silicon ValleyBay Area tech corridor
- startupsNewly launched businesses
Zuckerberg · IPOs · stock options · disruption · unicorns · venture capital · algorithms · platforms
influence
Power to affect others
- lobbyingAdvocating to decision-makers
- political donationsMoney given supporting candidates
- media ownershipControl of information sources
oligarchs · moguls · tycoons · kingmakers · elite networks · Davos · access · gatekeepers · monopolies · market control
fortunes
Wealth or destined outcomes
- net worthAssets less debts
- assetsOwned items of value
- portfoliosCollections of representative work
holdings · estates · luxury · yachts · private jets · mansions · penthouses · art collections · offshore accounts · trusts
foundations
Structural bases below ground
- endowmentsDonated assets yielding income
- Gates FoundationMajor charitable organization
- charitable trustsFunds for public benefit
donations · legacy · hospitals · universities · scholarships · grants · development aid · global health · museums · tax deductions
inequality
Unequal distribution of resources
- wealth gapEconomic inequality measure
- exploitationSelfish use of others
- tax avoidanceLegal payment minimization
hoarding · greed · plutocracy · Panama Papers · monopolistic · dystopian · concentration · class divide · rent-seeking · extractive
Bezos
- GatesHereditary family identifier
- foundersThose who begin institutions
- Silicon ValleyBay Area tech corridor
Zuckerberg · startups · IPOs · stock options · disruption · unicorns · venture capital · algorithms · platforms · innovation
multibillionairespaupers
Extremely impoverished people
the poor · beggars · have-nots · destitute · impoverished
multibillionairesuntouchables
Excluded social group
peasants · serfs · wage slaves · commoners · the masses