The World's Billionaires
Statistics
The dot-com bubble created the most paper wealth for some billionaires. However, once the dotcom bubble burst the new rich saw their fortunes disappear.

The World's Billionaires

Section Title: Statistics
Table Section Text: The dot-com bubble created the most paper wealth for some billionaires. However, once the dotcom bubble burst the new rich saw their fortunes disappear.

Year	Number of billionaires	Group's combined net worth

2018	2,208	$9.1 trillion

2017	2,043	$7.7 trillion

2016	1,810	$6.5 trillion

2015	1,826	$7.1 trillion

2014	1,645	$6.4 trillion

2013	1,426	$5.4 trillion

2012	1,226	$4.6 trillion

2011	1,210	$4.5 trillion

2010	1,011	$3.6 trillion

2009	793	$2.4 trillion

2008	1,125	$4.4 trillion

2007	946	$3.5 trillion

2006	793	$2.6 trillion

2005	691	$2.2 trillion

2004	587	$1.9 trillion

2003	476	$1.4 trillion

2002	497	$1.5 trillion

2001	538	$1.8 trillion

2000	470	$898 billion

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A total of 1,011 people made the 2010 The World's Billionaires list.

final_sentence: A total of 1,011 people made the 2010 The World's Billionaires list.