And you can guess which country more than half of them hail from.
If you guessed ‘China’… you’re right! What a shock! Twenty-eight of the fifty names on this list come from China.
While many of the names at the top of the list are tied to the production of the vaccine itself there were plenty of other ways for entrepreneurs to make bank during the plandemic.
Medical supplies, for instance, are a recurring theme here.
According to Forbes, there are 10 notable new healthcare leaders who have claimed the billionaire status:
1. Uğur Şahin, of Germany – Net Worth: $4.2billion
2. Stéphane Bancel, of France – Net worth: $4.1billion
3. Yuan Liping, of Canada – Net worth: $4.1billion
4. Hu Kun, of China – Net worth: $3.9billion
5. Carl Hansen, of Canada – Net worth: $2.9billion
6. Timothy Springer, of the US – Net worth: $2billion
7. Sergio Stevanato, of Italy – Net worth: $1.8billion
8. Robert Langer, of the US – Net worth: $1.5billion
9. Premchand Godha, of India – Net worth: $1.4billion
10. August Troendle, of the US – Net worth: $1.3billion
Forbes reported an additional 40 new billionaires coming out of the healthcare industry amid the 2020 pandemic. They are as follows:
11. Li Juanquan & family, of China – Net worth: $7.9billion
12. Jian Jun, of China – Net worth: $4.4billion
13. Ye Xiaoping, of China – Net worth: $4.2billion
14. Hao Hong, of the US – Net worth: $3.4billion
15. Jin Lei, of China – Net worth: $3.2billion
16. Liu Fangyi, of China – Net worth: $3.2billion
17. Lv Jianming, of China – Net worth: $3.1billion
18. Gan Zhongru, of China – Net worth: $2.8billion
19. Weng Xianding, of China – Net worth: $2.8billion
20. Chen Xiao Ying, of China – Net worth: $2.7billion
21. Xie Juhua & family, of China – Net worth: $2.6billion
22. Dai Lizhong, of China – Net worth: $2.5billion
23. Miao Yongjun, of China – Net worth: $2.5billion
24. Hu Gengxi & family, of China – Net worth: $2.3billion
25. Li Zhibiao, of China – Net worth: $2.3billion
26. Lin Zhixiong & family, of China – Net worth: $2.1billion
27. Alberto Siccardi & family, of Switzerland – Net worth: $2.1billion
28. Gao Yi & family, of China – Net worth: $2billion
29. Lin Zhijun, of China – Net worth: $2billion
30. Xie Liangzhi & family, of China – Net worth: $2billion
31. Chen Baohua, of China – Net worth: $1.8billion
32. Zhu Yiwen & family, of China – Net worth: $1.8billion
33. Li Wenmei & family, of China – Net worth: $1.7billion
34. Lin Jie & family, of China – Net worth: $1.7billion
35. Liu Xiucai & family, of the US – Net worth: $1.6billion
36. Pu Zhongjie & family, of China – Net worth: $1.6billion
37. Rao Wei & family, of China – Net worth: $1.6billion
38. Ren Jinsheng & family, of China – Net worth: $1.6billion
39. Xiong Jun & family, of China – Net worth: $1.5billion
40. Yi Xianzhong & family, of China – Net worth: $1.5billion
41. Felix Baker, of the US – Net worth: $1.4billion
42. Julian Baker, of the US – Net worth: $1.4billion
43. Rajendra Agarwal, of India – Net worth: $1.3billion
44. Banwarilal Bawri, of India – Net worth: $1.3billion
45. Girdharilal Bawri, of India – Net worth: $1.3billion
46. Benedicte Find, of Denmark – Net worth: $1.3billion
47. Alan Miller & family, of the US – Net worth: $1.3billion
48. Zhong Ming & family, of China – Net worth: $1.3billion
49. Yuan Jiandong & family, of China – Net worth: $1.1billion
50. Fan Minhua, of China – Net worth: $1.1billion
–DailyMail
You can be sure that this list of freshly-minted billionaires comes as cold comfort to all the families whose work and businesses were wiped out by not just the virus itself, but also by the reactions of local and State governments.