Home The top 10% incomes in the US make 45.5% of the nation’s income. The richest 10% of households own 70.7% of the wealth, an even greater disparity. The richest 1% own 34.9%. The world’s population now exceeds eight billion people, 8,000,000,000; double since 1974; which was double since 1927. Share this:PrintEmailMoreFacebookTwitterRedditLinkedInTumblrPinterestPocketLike this:Like Loading...