{"id":373792,"date":"2026-08-28T04:00:21","date_gmt":"2026-08-28T03:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/the-worlds-billionaires-keep-getting-richer-but-what-does-this-mean-for-democracy-dw-news\/"},"modified":"2026-08-28T04:00:21","modified_gmt":"2026-08-28T03:00:21","slug":"the-worlds-billionaires-keep-getting-richer-but-what-does-this-mean-for-democracy-dw-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/the-worlds-billionaires-keep-getting-richer-but-what-does-this-mean-for-democracy-dw-news\/","title":{"rendered":"The world&#8217;s billionaires keep getting richer, but what does this mean for democracy? | DW News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/B9dzsNqOuxo\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"The world's billionaires keep getting richer, but what does this mean for democracy? | DW News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/B9dzsNqOuxo\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Billionaires are richer than ever. Their combined wealth has exploded from less than one trillion dollars in 2000 to more than 20 trillion dollars today. But alongside that rise in wealth comes a growing debate over power, influence and democracy.<\/p>\n<p>DW reporter Tomi Oladipo speaks with economist Professor Paul Segal, who argues that today&#8217;s ultra-wealthy have access to technologies, media platforms and political networks that give them unprecedented influence over society. He says growing inequality is reshaping economies and raising questions about who really benefits from economic growth.<\/p>\n<p>We also meet German entrepreneur Sebastian Klein, who gave away 90 percent of his personal fortune after concluding that extreme wealth concentration threatens democracy. As billionaire fortunes continue to grow and calls for higher wealth taxes gain momentum, the discussion explores whether extreme wealth and democratic equality can coexist, and what governments can do to address a widening gap between the richest citizens and everyone else.<\/p>\n<p>Chapters:<br \/>\n00:00 Billionaires are buying influence<br \/>\n00:38 Overview of the world\u2019s richest 10%<br \/>\n01:22 Tools ultrawealthy use to gain control<br \/>\n02:09 Start-up iconoclast who gave away his riches<br \/>\n03:47 How ultrawealthy steers governments to their benefit<br \/>\n04:47 Billionaires funding politicians they believe in<br \/>\n05:28 Rich own means of communication<br \/>\n06:36 Inequality on overdrive since 1980s<br \/>\n07:10 Tax-the-rich movements rise worldwide<br \/>\n08:31 Will billionaires move to avoid wealth taxes?<br \/>\n09:41 What could still fuel entrepreneurship<br \/>\n10:13 Call for by wealthy themselves to pay more tax<br \/>\n10:53 Conclusion<\/p>\n<p>#dwcurrentaffairs #billionaire #taxtherich <\/p>\n<p>For more news go to: http:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/<\/p>\n<p>Follow DW on social media:<br \/>\n\u25baInstagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baTikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baFacebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/deutschewellenews\/<br \/>\n\u25baTwitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/dwnews<\/p>\n<p>F\u00fcr Videos in deutscher Sprache besuchen Sie: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/dwdeutsch<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/deutschewelleenglish?sub_confirmation=1<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Billionaires are richer than ever. 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