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Bill Gates: Global inequality is falling faster than ever

Bill Gates, Microsoft Chairman and Co-Chair and Trustee of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, takes part in a panel discussion titled "Investing in African Prosperity" at the Milken Institute Global Conference in Beverly Hills, California May 1, 2013. REUTERS/Gus Ruelas

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The speed of reduction in global inequality is faster than ever in history. It's mind-blowing.
Share of income earned by top 1%, 1975-2014
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Inequality in the developed world
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Share of global wealth 2010-2015
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The World Income Distribution in 1820, 1970 and 2000
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