Where Data Tells the Story
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Over the last 40 years, the title of world’s richest person has shifted from Japanese real estate tycoons to U.S. tech billionaires.
The data for this visualization comes from Forbes’ World’s Billionaires lists. Historical net worth estimates have been adjusted for inflation using U.S. CPI data, while the 2026 figure uses a real-time Forbes estimate from September 2026.
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