The rich are getting richer and more numerous.

富人正在变得越来越富，且数量越来越多。

The world added 332 billionaires last year, with their cumulative¹ wealth increasing 19% to a record $8.9 trillion, according to an annual survey from UBS and PwC.

根据瑞银和普华永道发布的一份年度调查，去年全球共新增332位亿万富翁，他们的累积财富额增长19%，达到创纪录的8.9万亿美元。

What's behind this phenomenon²? Explosive wealth creation in China.

这一现象的背后是什么？是中国爆炸式的财富创造。

中国平均每三天新增一个亿万富豪

In 2006, there were just 16 Chinese billionaires. But in 2017, the tally³ hit 373 - one-fifth of the global total.

2006年中国只有16位亿万富翁。但2017年中国的亿万富豪人数已达373人，占全球亿万富豪总数的1/5。

The US still leads regionally, with 585 billionaires, but wealth creation in the region is slowing.

美国仍然是亿万富豪最多的地区，有585位亿万富豪，但该地区创造财富的速度正减缓。

The US created 53 billionaires in 2017, compared with 87 in 2012.

2017年美国新增了53位亿万富豪，而2012年美国新增了87位亿万富豪。

In China, 106 people became billionaires in 2017. That comes out to roughly one new billionaire every three days.

在中国，2017年共新增了106位亿万富翁，相当于平均每三天新增一个亿万富豪。