According to @StockMKTNewz, citing the UBS Billionaire Ambitions Report 2025 as reported by CNBC, 287 people became billionaires this year, lifting the global total to 2,919 (source: UBS via CNBC). Of the 2,919, 2,059 are self-made and 860 inherited their wealth (source: UBS via CNBC). Combined billionaire net worth hit $15.8 trillion, up 13% year over year (source: UBS via CNBC). This is the second-highest annual cohort on record after 2021, when 360 new billionaires were created (source: UBS via CNBC). Over the past four years, 727 people joined the ranks, expanding the global total by 27% (source: UBS via CNBC). For traders, the cited summary provides a top-down wealth-creation datapoint but includes no sector or digital-asset allocation details, implying no direct trading signal for equities or crypto from this release (source: UBS via CNBC).