The richness of Scrooge increases, the Chinese challenge Silicon Valley – Repubblica.it

Analyzing the badets of 2,158 people, the report "New Visionaries and the Chinese Century" indicates that the overall increase in 2016 compared to 2016 was 19% and that, despite solid growth in the Americas and Europe, billionaires Chinese to make the largest contribution, with an increase in badets of 39%, to 1 120 billion dollars (+ 32% across the APAC area).

In terms of numbers, Chinese billionaires rose from 318 to 373 in 2017. It is impressive to think that in 2006, there were only 16 billionaires in China and today, 30 years after the government authorized the creation of the first private enterprise, nearly a fifth of the world total and over the past year, three people have joined the ranks of the United States or Europe. The report also notes that, especially in the Chinese city of Shenzhen, these new rich are questioning the traditional dominance of the United States in technological entrepreneurship: in 2017, they reached the United States in terms of volume venture capital funding for start-up companies, they have registered four times as many patents related to artificial intelligence and three times as many blockchain and cryptocurrency patents as their counterparts in star and stripe. .

In the Americas, wealth growth of 12% ($ 3.6 trillion) has been slower than the global rate, but the region continues to post the highest concentration of wealth in the technology sector. Europe's billionaires account for 629 people, or 29% of the global population of billionaires, an increase of 7%. Thanks to the appreciation of the currency, their badets increased from 17% to 2,500 billion dollars. 60% of them are men made of oneself.

As for Italy, the wealth of billionaires grew by 12%, reaching 170 billion dollars. In 2017, according to research, the three business sectors of Italian billionaires were mainly consumer goods / retail, followed by industrial and financial services sectors.

"We are witnessing a new wave of global entrepreneurship led by $ 1 billion innovators in the field of innovation. In addition to job creation and prosperity, their initiatives have an impact that goes beyond the economy. , a new generation that sees an opportunity in the main environmental and social challenges facing humanity.In particular, Asian billionaires are young and uncontrollable.They continuously transform their businesses, develop new business models and They are widely independent and are determined to take advantage of one of the best moments in history to create a new entrepreneur and contribute to a positive change in society, "said Paolo Federici, market manager UBS Global Wealth Management Italy.

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