Billionaire wealth accumulation during the COVID-19 pandemic (2020–2022)

1. WHO declares COVID-19 a global pandemic

   Mar 11, 2020Labels: World Health

   • WHO

2. Global markets plunge, then policy support begins

   Mar 18, 2020Labels: Financial Markets

   • UBS PwC

3. Billionaire wealth hits a new high by mid-2020

   Jul 31, 2020Labels: UBS, PwC

   • CNBC
   • UBS PwC

4. Vaccines roll out, but recovery remains uneven

   Jan 1, 2021Labels: Vaccine Rollout

   • WHO

5. Oxfam links pandemic to a surge in billionaire wealth

   Jan 24, 2021Labels: Oxfam

   • Oxfam

6. ILO reports massive job and income losses in 2020

   Jan 25, 2021Labels: International Labour

   • ILO
   • Al Jazeera

7. U.S. tracking reports highlight rapid billionaire gains

   Mar 23, 2021Labels: Americans for, Institute for

   • ATF

8. Forbes records a record jump in billionaire totals

   Apr 6, 2021Labels: Forbes

   • Forbes

9. U.S. billionaire tracker marks two-year wealth jump

   Mar 11, 2022Labels: Americans for

   • ATF

10. By early 2022, billionaire totals fall, but remain high

    Apr 5, 2022Labels: Forbes

    • Forbes

11. Market downturn in 2022 reverses some pandemic gains

    Jul 1, 2022Labels: Bloomberg

    • Axios

12. Pandemic-era accumulation becomes a tax and policy focus

    Dec 31, 2022Labels: Wealth Policy

    • Oxfam
    • Forbes
    • ATF