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The rich get richer and the poor get poorer

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The rich get richer and the poor get poorer

Summary

The rich get richer and the poor get poorer ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (163 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • The rich get richer and the poor get poorer's subclass of is recorded as social phenomenon[2].
  • The rich get richer and the poor get poorer's said to be the same as is recorded as Matthew effect[3].
  • The rich get richer and the poor get poorer's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0fmd8s[4].
  • The rich get richer and the poor get poorer's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 2776085410[5].

Why It Matters

The rich get richer and the poor get poorer ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (163 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[6]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_the-rich-get-richer-and-the-poor-get-poorer_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{The rich get richer and the poor get poorer}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/the-rich-get-richer-and-the-poor-get-poorer}, note = {Accessed: 2026-04-11}}
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