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Which of the World's Richest People Inherited Their Wealth? (lemmynsfw.com)

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (2 children)

Not Oprah. Probably all 1999 other known billionaires to a greater or lesser degree, though. Social mobility is rung-by-rung; you can do multiples in theory but you have to get really lucky that many times in a row.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 months ago (1 children)

This list is far from complete. The entirety of western royalty is missing for one thing.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

That's a good point. Charlie III is so hereditary it's his whole brand. It looks like he might not actually have a billion, though, just most of one.

I'm not sure if any other European Royal families might have managed to retain more.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago

It's rung-by-rung, but the people in front of you are pulling it up behind them.