# Are There Any Trillionaires? Not Yet, But We’ll See One Soon

- Link: https://www.widthness.com/are-there-any-trillionaires-not-yet-but-well-see-one-soon/
- Published: 2024-08-10T09:00:16-05:00
- Author: Curated by John Wysocki

Image caption: While there are some individuals whose net worth exceeds that of an entire country&#8217;s gross domestic product (GDP), there are no trillionaires &#8230; yet. Image credit: DNY59 / Getty Images. Article by Mack Hayden. HowStuffWorks &#8211; August 7, 2024. Note: This article was created in conjunction with AI technology and then fact-checked and edited by a HowStuffWorks editor. A trillion dollars is a phenomenal sum of money, equivalent to 1,000 billion dollars. It&#8217;s a figure so large it&#8217;s almost unthinkable, yet we find ourselves wondering: Are there any trillionaires? According to Oxfam International, the world’s first trillionaire is predicted to emerge within the next decade. To put this into perspective, a trillion dollars is [&#8230;] Click here to view original web page at money.howstuffworks.com Video: Here Are The Top 10 Richest People In The World &#8211; Forbes Related articles: Jeff Bezos loses $23B as Wall Street meltdown slams world’s richest people &#8211; New York Post Wall Street is waffling as it closes its wild, whipsaw week. More tests loom next week &#8211; AP News The 10 Richest People in the World &#8211; Investopedia
