The United States is leading the ranking by number of high networth individuals , recording **** million individuals. Following closely behind is China with **** million individuals, while Lesotho is trailing the ranking with * thousand individuals, resulting in a difference of **** million individuals to the ranking leader, the United States. High Net Worth Individuals are here defined as persons with investible assets of at least *********** U.S. dollars in current exchange rate terms.The shown data are an excerpt of Statista's Key Market Indicators (KMI). The KMI are a collection of primary and secondary indicators on the macro-economic, demographic and technological environment in more than *** countries and regions worldwide. All input data are sourced from international institutions, national statistical offices, and trade associations. All data has been are processed to generate comparable datasets (see supplementary notes under details for more information).

In 2021, the number of ultra high net worth individuals (UHNWIs) in China amounted to approximately ***** thousand. The number of UHNWIs in the country was projected to increase significantly, reaching around ***** thousand by 2026. In comparison, Southeast Asia's most populous country Indonesia had just over *** thousand ultra high net worth individuals in 2021, a number which was set to increase slightly over the next years. Thailand was the only country in the region where the number of UHNWIs was projected to decrease until 2026.China also had the highest overall number of high net worth individuals (HNWIs) in APAC that year.

This statistic presents the population of high net worth individuals in selected European countries from 2013 to 2019."High net worth individuals" (HNWI) in financial services and private wealth management industries signifies persons, whose investible assets (stocks, bonds etc.) exceed a specific given amount. In the case of the underlying report, the threshold minimum defined for these figures was at least one million U.S. dollars in financial assets.

During the period displayed, the number of HNWI's across Europe has seen a general increase. There were approximately 1.47 million high net worth individuals living in Germany as of 2019, an annual increase of nine percent. The highest annual change in the countries included was seen in Switzerland, which saw the number of HNWI's increase by 14 percent between 2018 and 2019.

The high net worth individuals (HNWI) and ultra-high net worth individuals (UHNWI) in North America had the highest value of assets worldwide in 2023. The largest part of North American HNWI and UHNWI's assets were financial assets, such as cash and deposits, bonds, equities, and shares, which reached a value of over *** trillion U.S. dollars in 2023. North American wealth management clients also had the highest liabilities, amounting to ** trillion U.S. dollars.

According to a survey conducted among over 500 private bankers, wealth advisors, and family office representatives of ultra-high-net-worth individuals (UHNWI) worldwide, almost 50 percent of UHNWIs in Australasia expected to see a marginal (less than ten percent) increase in their wealth in 2023. Close to one-fifth of UHNWIs in the region expected a significant increase (above ten percent) in their wealth in the same year.

North America had the most ultra high net worth (UHNW) individuals in 2019. In that year, ******* ultra wealthy individuals resided in that region. The second highest number of ultra wealthy individuals lived in Asia with ****** individuals.

In 2019, the primary industry focus of self-made ultra high net worth individuals (UHNWI) was banking and finance. In detail, **** of self-made ultra wealthy individuals investing in this industry. By comparison, ultra wealthy individuals who had inherited their wealth invested most in non-profit and social organizations, with a share of **** percent.

In 2022, there were close to 2.6 million high net worth individuals (HNWI) with a net worth of one to five million U.S. dollars in Japan, compared to 77 individuals with a net worth of over 500 million dollars. Japan has a population of 125.85 million.

The wealth of high income individuals in Europe between 2009 and 2023 showed a general growing trend. In 2009 the wealth of high net worth individuals in Europe amounted to more than 9.5 trillion U.S. dollars and it grew to over 4.2 trillion U.S. dollars by the end of 2016. Overall, high-net worth individuals in Europe held approximately 18.8 trillion U.S. dollars in investable wealth in 2023.

In 2024, the assets of high net worth individuals in North America, which amounted to **** trillion U.S. dollars, exceeded the assets of Asian Pacific HNWIs by *** billion U.S. dollars. The value of assets of HNWIs worldwide increased over ***** billion U.S. dollars in 2024. High Net Worth Individuals (HNWIs) are people with wealth exceeding *** million U.S. dollars.

In 2023, the number of individuals living in the United Kingdom (UK) with a net worth of over one million U.S. dollars excluding the value of their primary residence was roughly over three million people. This number has been forecasted to decrease to 2.5 million people in 2028..

This statistic illustrates the number of millionaire (HNWI, UHNWI) and billionaire individuals in the United Kingdom (UK) in selected years from 2013 to 2018 and a forecast for 2023, by wealth bracket. The high, ultra-high and billionaire's population grew steadily throughout time, with projection to increase approximately ** percent, ** percent and ** percent respectively by 2023 in comparison to 2018.

This statistic illustrates the number of high and ultra-high net worth individuals in Belgium from 2012 to 2017 with a forecast for 2022, by wealth bracket. By 2022 it is estimated the number of individuals in Belgium with a net worth of over five million US dollars is 28.5 thousand, almost double the amount seen in 2012.

In 2021, the Philippines had about 313 ultra-high net worth individuals (UHNWI). It was projected that in 2026, the number of ultra-high net worth individuals in the country will be 441.

The high and ultra-high population in Poland grew steadily throughout time and is expected to increase approximately 117 percent and 66 percent by 2026 in comparison to 2021, respectively.

The statistic presents the asset allocation of high net worth individuals in the United States from 2009 to 2015. As of January 2015, ** percent of the high net worth individuals' assets were invested in equities.

In 2020, Italy counted approximately *** million individuals boasting a wealth worth over one million U.S. dollars. Individuals in this wealth bracket are forecasted to reach nearly two million in 2025, an increase of approximately ** percent compared to 2020. When compared to other Western European countries, the number of individuals worth over five million U.S. dollars is less impressive. France, for example, counted about *** million individuals in that wealth bracket in 2019.

Wealthiest individuals in Italy

In 2019, Giovanni Ferrero, the CEO of the Italian confectionary company Ferrero S.p.A., lead the ranking of the wealthiest individuals in Italy published yearly by Forbes. With a total net worth estimated at **** billion U.S. dollars, Ferrero overshadowed Leonardo Del Vecchio, founder of Luxottica, whose fortune amounted to **** U.S. dollars.

Wealthiest individuals in the world

According to the Forbes’ ranking, in 2019, Giovanni Ferrero was the **** wealthiest person in the world and Leonardo Del Vecchio ranked **** in the list. Despite their massive fortune, no one can compete with Jeff Bezos. For the second year in a row, the founder of Amazon dominated the Forbes’ ranking: his wealth was estimated at over *** billion dollars in 2019.

This statistic illustrates the number of high and ultra-high net worth individuals in Spain from 2012 to 2017 with a forecast for 2022, by wealth bracket. By 2022 it is estimated the number of individuals in Spain with a net worth of over ******************** US dollars will reach ***, an expected increase of ** from 2017.

In 2020, there were *** ultra high net worth individuals living in Vietnam, indicating a slight decrease in the number of ultra high net worth individuals from the previous year. In 2025, Vietnam was forecasted to have approximately *** people in this category.

The high-net-worth individual (HNWI) financial wealth value in the Asia-Pacific region reached **** trillion U.S. dollars in 2023. According to Capgemini, the HNWIs financial wealth value has recovered from losses in 2022.