Money · 4 April 2026

Richest 0.1% hiding $2.8 trillion in offshore accounts

A tiny sliver of the world's wealthiest people are stashing more money offshore than the poorest four billion humans own combined. Oxfam International published the findings on Thursday in a new report on global tax avoidance. The $2.8 trillion figure exceeds the total wealth held by half of humanity.

By BriefTea Editorial · 4 April 2026 at 8:28

Reported by Oxfam / Democracy Now · How we write briefs

Get the app

More briefs

GeneralGoogle paying £260m to settle UK Play Store developer lawsuit PoliticsJames Cleverly steps down from the shadow cabinet to campaign for London mayor GeneralThe UK Navy just followed four Russian ships again GeneralSarah Ferguson is moving back to the UK following the Epstein scandal GeneralIcelanders vote on restarting EU membership talks after 13 years GeneralGoogle now auto-expands AI answers, pushing links down Browse all stories →