About 400 richest people in the world have lost this week’s $ 182 billion because of the collapse in world markets, reports Bloomberg. In total, the state of billionaires dropped by 6.3%. With the biggest loss faced Warren Buffett, whose fortune fell by $ 3.6 billion, writes Bloomberg. Securities holding company Berkshire Hathaway, whose majority shareholder is billionaire dropped by 5%.
Only for Friday, August 21, representatives of the state on the list dropped $ 76 billion. This occurred against the backdrop of the largest in four years of weakening major US stock indexes – Standard & amp; Poor’s 500 Index and Dow Jones.
«For billionaires
is minor losses, while $ 182 billion – a large sum,” – said the director of consulting firm Aspiriant John Collins. “During these weeks, it really looks awful, but if you take a step back, in the long term picture is not as catastrophic,” – says the analyst. 
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