Considering that about 2 billion humans have a negative net wealth due to debt, this is not surprising. If you don't have any debt, you are already richer than the poorest 2 billion humans combined!<p>For more details why this statistic should not be trusted, see here: <a href="http://www.iea.org.uk/node/9980" rel="nofollow">http://www.iea.org.uk/node/9980</a>
So, who are the 1%:<p><a href="http://money.cnn.com/2012/01/04/news/economy/world_richest/" rel="nofollow">http://money.cnn.com/2012/01/04/news/economy/world_richest/</a>
I always wish in these articles they would single out the top 1% of the 1% - It definitely shows more of the issue since most doctors would be in the top 1%.<p>When you say "1/100,000th of the population has xx% of the wealth" it showcases the issue at hand in a much clearer view.
Negative View:
1% of people control half of global wealth.<p>Positive View:
99% of people control half of global wealth.<p>I guess it's a matter of perspective?