Meaning of hectobillionaire | Babel Free

Definitions

A person whose net worth is greater than one hundred billion (10¹¹) dollars, or other currency.

uncommon

Examples

“Last⟳ month, Bloomberg reported that Jeff Bezos, the founder of Amazon and owner of the Washington Post⟳, has accumulated a fortune worth $150 billion. That is the biggest nominal amount in modern history, and extraordinary any way you slice it. Bezos is the world’s lone hectobillionaire.”

“TRUE OR FALSE: the founder Jeff Bezos is the world’s first and only hectobillionaire.”

“Other oft-mentioned billionaires, including Warren Buffett and Mark⟳ Zuckerberg, are approaching “hectobillionaire” — $100 billion — status as well. […] In this conventional view⟳, not only should billionaires exist⟳, but hectobillionaires make⟳ for no big deal⟳, either. The next step up from hectobillionaire would be, of course, trillionaire status.”

“In the meantime, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, the world’s richest man and already its sole hectobillionaire (since 2018), is predicted to become⟳ its first trillionaire by 2026.”

“The nine current wealthiest Americans today — all white men — each hold⟳ a net worth above or rapidly approaching the $100 billion mark⟳. Two of these “hectobillionaires,” Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk, hold⟳ around $200 billion.”

“Dave Chappelle had a treat⟳ for attendees at his comedy show⟳ in San Francisco last⟳ night. He brought attention-starved hectobillionaire Elon Musk on stage⟳.”

““Do you think⟳ presidents and prime ministers have⟳ any real power? They’re puppets, doing the bidding of the hectobillionaires.” Ciara had never heard that word before. She knew hecto meant 100, so she guessed it meant people with 100 billion dollars. Hana explained that there were only eleven hectobillionaires—nine American, one French, and one Korean. […] Ciara hadn’t noticed that one of the Pleiades was missing, but it made perfect sense⟳ for them to control⟳ Dr Kim. Naturally, he would meet⟳ up with the other hectobillionaires, who would be just as easy to handle⟳.”

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