Everyone who reads this is in the 1%

Undertoad • Oct 28, 2011 2:16 am

...on a world-wide basis.

:yelgreedy

Aliantha • Oct 28, 2011 2:26 am

Yeah, I've been thinking that, but it's all relative.

ZenGum • Oct 28, 2011 2:28 am

To be serious for just a moment, world population is set to pass 7 billion within the next three days.

So, am I really in the richest 70,000,000 people?

Based on some of the graphs posted here recently, I'm in the middle quintile for the USA - so there are maybe 100 million Americans richer than me already. Then if we add in similar numbers for the rest of the OECD and some rich middle-eastern countries ... :headshake:

Well, I reckon even those cellarites who are doing it toughest are probably in the top 10%, globally. 20, at worst.

ZenGum • Oct 28, 2011 2:29 am

Oh wait, did you mean good looks? Eaaaassy!

bluecuracao • Oct 28, 2011 5:48 am

Well then, Zen...you should post some NSFW pics! :)

But as far as the 1% who are wealthiest here in the US--while I don't find my situation ideal right now, I can't say I regret not being one of them. The few very wealthy folks I have met are weird, and not in a good way. I think too much money fucks with peoples' heads.

TheMercenary • Oct 28, 2011 5:52 am

Way less than 1%, we could be the uber 1%ers.

ZenGum • Oct 28, 2011 6:41 am

If http://www.worldometers.info/ is to be believed, 2.262 billion people have used the web, so about 32% of the world's population could be cellar lurkers.

glatt • Oct 28, 2011 9:12 am

http://www.globalrichlist.com/

I bet there are some here who are only in the top 10%.

infinite monkey • Oct 28, 2011 9:16 am

Hey, I AM rich. I just need to move to Uganda.

HungLikeJesus • Oct 28, 2011 9:51 am

And what about richlevy? He's rich.

Sundae • Oct 28, 2011 10:09 am

glatt;767303 wrote:
http://www.globalrichlist.com/
I bet there are some here who are only in the top 10%.

Top 13.08% :)

Clodfobble • Oct 28, 2011 10:26 am

According to glatt's link, the cutoff for being in the top 1% is US $47,500 per year. (And the cutoff for the top 10% is US $25,200 per year.)

glatt • Oct 28, 2011 10:33 am

Yeah, I make no claims about its accuracy. But it's a fun tool to play with.

infinite monkey • Oct 28, 2011 10:35 am

glatt;767323 wrote:
Yeah, I make no claims about its accuracy. But it's a fun tool to play with.

That's what she said!

Ba Dum dum

Thanks folks, I'll be here all week. Try the monkey brain.

Rhianne • Oct 28, 2011 2:55 pm

I don't get close to $25,000 per year.

DanaC • Oct 28, 2011 3:38 pm

My finances are temporarily quite good, thanks to the combination of council wage (practically a full time wage of 10k for a part time job) and a scholarship of 13k.

But when I was working full time I had a wage of £13,500, which went up to £14,000 juuuust about 3 months before I was made redundant :P

Happy Monkey • Oct 28, 2011 7:36 pm

I'm well into that 1%. I need a monocle, tophat, and spats.