# Ireland's top 15,000 worth $52 billion

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2005/05/02/ireland039s-top-15000-worth-52-billion/
- Published: 2005-05-02T23:00:00+01:00
- Author: Howard Lake

Ireland’s 15,000 highest net worth individuals are worth around $52 billion according
to a survey by Cap Gemini and investment bank Merrill Lynch. This works out at almost
$3.5 million each on average.
The world’s richest people saw their wealth rise 7.7
per cent to $23.8 trillion in 2003, taking it back to levels before the collapse
of the dotcom stock market boom four years ago, the survey found.

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