World’s richest 1% bagged 82% of global wealth in 2017, while poorest half got nothing – Oxfam

"The inequality crisis is worsening, according to a new study by global charity Oxfam, which found that the world’s richest 42 people own the same amount of wealth as the poorest 50 percent worldwide.

The annual report showed that 2017 saw the biggest increase in the number of billionaires in history, with new ones created at a rate of one every two days. Their wealth has increased by 13 percent a year on average in the decade from 2006 to 2015..."

at https://www.rt.com/business/416644-worlds-richest-wealth-oxfam/