Meet the 11 US billionaires whose fortunes have grown the most during the pandemic
Jeff Bezos, founder and CEO of Amazon, was the biggest winner as his fortune grew by $36.2 billion between March 18 and June 4, IPS said. Visit Business Insider's homepage for more storiesMany billionaires were hit hard when the coronavirus tanked markets in late February and the first half of March.
Collins added: "Our moral, economic and physical health as a society depends on building a post-pandemic economy that works for everyone, not just the billionaire class. Surging billionaire wealth juxtaposed with the suffering and plight of millions undermines the social solidarity required for us to recover together in the years ahead."
Here are the increases in 11 US billionaires' wealth between March 18 and June 4, based on figures from the Institute for Policy Studies and net-worth estimates from Forbes.
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