Wealthy people in the 20th century would have three times more wealth than their 21st century counterparts, according to data gathered and calculated by Learnbonds.com. 

The study indicated that the top five richest people of the 20th century had a combined net worth of $1.62 trillion, three times more than today’s top five billionaires, who have a cumulative wealth amounting to $514.4 billion.

Today’s billionaires include Jeff Bezos ($125.30 billion), Bill Gates ($112.60 billion), Bernard Arnault  ($90.40 billion), Warren Buffett ($90.40 billion) and Amancio Ortega ($78.10 billion).

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