The Hurun Report Inc., a Chinese research institute, released the "Hurun Global Rich List 2017," ranking the world's wealthiest individuals. According to the Hurun website, 13.2 percent of billionaires came from the media, technology, and telecommunications sectors. Microsoft's Bill Gates and Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg were among the top five wealthiest individuals in the world in 2017.
In addition to the technology sector, the manufacturing and investment sectors each contributed 10.5 percent and 9.5 percent, respectively, to the list. The research included 2,257 billionaires worldwide from various business sectors, a 69-person increase from the previous year's record. The total wealth of the world's richest individuals increased by 16 percent to US$8 trillion, equivalent to 10.7 percent of global gross domestic product.
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