The Corona virus has hit the global economy hard, with the lower class not only suffering massive unemployment but also starving for a two-time breadwinner. The wealth of the poorest people has increased.
The world's richest man, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, has earned ارب 72.1 billion this year. According to Bloomberg, he earned this amount during the first 7 months and 9 days of the year. In terms of Pakistani currency, Jeff Bezos has earned Rs 12,160 billion from January 1 to August 9, 2020.
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg has made 23 23.3 billion so far this year, Asia's richest man Mukesh Ambani has made 22 22 billion, former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer has made 18 18.3 billion and Microsoft founder Bill Gates has earned 7.5 billion.
On the other hand, Bernard Arnault, the French head of LVMH, a luxury goods company, has suffered a lot due to the lockdown. There was a time when he surpassed Bill Gates to become the second richest man in the world, but now he is ranked fifth on the Bloomberg list. So far this year, they have lost 25.10 billion, or Rs 4,239 billion.
Like Bernard Arnold, Spanish businessman Amanico Ortega has lost ا18.6 billion this year. She owns the well-known fashion brand "Zara". Warren Buffett, the world's largest investor, has lost 10 billion so far.
