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- In 2025, 287 new self-made billionaires raised the global total to over 2,900 and wealth to $15.8 trillion.
- The United States led with 92 new self-made billionaires, adding about $180 billion to U.S. wealth for a $17.5 trillion total.
- Inheritance produced 91 new billionaires, contributing nearly $300 billion to global wealth.
- Over the next 15 years, about $5.9 trillion will be inherited, mostly in the United States.
