Graph and download economic data for Households; Net Worth, Level (BOGZ1FL192090005Q) from Q4 1987 to Q4 2025 about net worth, Net, households, and USA.

In 2024, roughly 1.55 billion adults worldwide had a net worth of less than 10,000 U.S. dollars. By comparison, 60 million adults had a net worth of more than one million U.S. dollars in the same year. Wealth distribution The distribution of wealth is an indicator of economic inequality. The United Nations says that wealth includes the sum of natural, human, and physical assets. Wealth is not synonymous with income, however, because having a large income can be depleted if one has significant expenses. In 2024, nearly 1,770 billionaires had a total wealth between one and two billion U.S. dollars. Wealth worldwide The United States had the highest number of billionaires in 2025, followed by China. That same year, New York had the most billionaires worldwide.

Graph and download economic data for Households; Net Worth, Transactions (BOGZ1FU192090005A) from 1988 to 2025 about net worth, transactions, Net, households, and USA.

In 2021, there were around about *** million high net worth individuals individuals in North America. High net worth individuals are those with financial assets worth at least *** ******* U.S. dollars.

Graph and download economic data for Households and Nonprofit Organizations; Net Worth, Level (TNWBSHNO) from Q4 1945 to Q4 2025 about balance sheet, net worth, nonprofit organizations, Net, households, and USA.

Between 2017 and 2024, the number of high-net-worth individuals (HNWIs) in the United States increased steadily from nearly **** million to around **** million. After 2024, the number of HNWIs is expected to increase further, reaching over ** million in 2029.

Graph and download economic data for Net Worth Held by the Top 0.1% (99.9th to 100th Wealth Percentiles) (WFRBLTP1246) from Q3 1989 to Q3 2025 about net worth, wealth, percentile, Net, and USA.

In 2024, ******* individuals with net assets of at least 10 million U.S. dollars were residing in the United States, by far the highest number of any country. By comparison, China, which had the second-highest number of high-net-worth individuals (HNWIs), had fewer than ******* individuals with assets amounting to 10 million U.S. dollars or more.Place of residence of high-net-worth individuals The residency of almost half of the world’s high net worth individuals in the United States explains the dominance of North America in regard to the number of ultra high net worth individuals by region. Hong Kong was the city with the most UHNWIs in 2022, followed by New York, London, and Los Angeles. Source of wealth and gender differences A majority of the world's UHNWIs are self-made. However, looking at billionaires, there is a clear difference between men and women; whereas a majority of billionaire men were self-made, a majority of the women had inherited their fortune.

The average net worth of families in the United States increased nearly twofold between 1989 and 2007, when it reached ******* U.S. dollars. Following the financial crisis of 2008, the average net worth of Americans families dropped to ******* U.S. in 2013. In the following years, American families' net worth started increasing again, reaching a value of nearly ******* U.S. dollars.

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In 2023, by far the highest number of individuals with net assets of at least ** million U.S. dollars worldwide were residing in North America, reaching over ******* people. Asia recorded the second highest number of UHNWIs in the world with over ******* individuals.A small share owns vast sums of wealthThe vast majority of global wealth is concentrated in the hands of a few people. Only *** percent of the global population owns assets worth more than *** million U.S. dollars. The richest people in the world are Elon Mask, Jeff Bezos, and Bernard Arnault. When it comes to women, Francoise Bettencourt Meyers led the ranking of the most affluent women worldwide. The wealth of over ** percent of UHNWIs was self-made. Where UHNWIs live and where they leave Unsurprisingly, as North America is the world region with the highest number of UHNWIs, the United States is the country with the highest UHNWI count. However, Hong Kong, special administrative (SAR) region in China, is the city with the highest number of UHNWIs. Nevertheless, China was the country that recorded the highest outflux of UHNWIs in 2022.

United States - Total Net Worth Held by the 90th to 99th Wealth Percentiles was 62996884.00000 Mil. of $ in July of 2025, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, United States - Total Net Worth Held by the 90th to 99th Wealth Percentiles reached a record high of 62996884.00000 in July of 2025 and a record low of 7765840.00000 in July of 1989. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for United States - Total Net Worth Held by the 90th to 99th Wealth Percentiles - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on March of 2026.

United States - Households and Nonprofit Organizations; Net Worth, Level was 184105614.00000 Bil. of $ in October of 2025, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, United States - Households and Nonprofit Organizations; Net Worth, Level reached a record high of 184105614.00000 in October of 2025 and a record low of 806.61600 in October of 1945. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for United States - Households and Nonprofit Organizations; Net Worth, Level - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on March of 2026.

United States - Share of Total Net Worth Held by the Bottom 50% (1st to 50th Wealth Percentiles) was 2.50000 % of Aggregate in July of 2025, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, United States - Share of Total Net Worth Held by the Bottom 50% (1st to 50th Wealth Percentiles) reached a record high of 4.10000 in July of 1992 and a record low of 0.40000 in October of 2010. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for United States - Share of Total Net Worth Held by the Bottom 50% (1st to 50th Wealth Percentiles) - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on February of 2026.

In the first quarter of 2025, almost ********** of the total wealth in the United States was owned by the top 10 percent of earners. In comparison, the lowest ** percent of earners only owned *** percent of the total wealth. Income inequality in the U.S. Despite the idea that the United States is a country where hard work and pulling yourself up by your bootstraps will inevitably lead to success, this is often not the case. In 2024, *** percent of U.S. households had an annual income under 15,000 U.S. dollars. With such a small percentage of people in the United States owning such a vast majority of the country’s wealth, the gap between the rich and poor in America remains stark. The top one percent The United States was the country with the most billionaires in the world in 2025. Elon Musk, with a net worth of *** billion U.S. dollars, was among the richest people in the United States in 2025. Over the past 50 years, the CEO-to-worker compensation ratio has exploded, causing the gap between rich and poor to grow, with some economists theorizing that this gap is the largest it has been since right before the Great Depression.

In 2024, there were nearly 24 million people with a net worth of over one million U.S. dollars in the United States, which put the country on the top of the ranking. China was ranked second in that year, with more than six million individuals with wealth exceeding one million U.S. dollars. France followed in third with around three million millionaires.

Median and average (mean) net worth by age group in the United States, sourced from the Federal Reserve Survey of Consumer Finances 2022. Data covers households grouped by age of family head.

United States - Federal Government; Net Worth (IMA), Level was -25006642.00000 Mil. of $ in July of 2025, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, United States - Federal Government; Net Worth (IMA), Level reached a record high of -105560.00000 in April of 1957 and a record low of -25006642.00000 in July of 2025. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for United States - Federal Government; Net Worth (IMA), Level - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on February of 2026.

Dataset Card for 100 Richest People In World

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This dataset contains the list of Top 100 Richest People in the World Column Information:-

Name - Person Name NetWorth - His/Her Networth Age - Person Age Country - The country person belongs to Source - Information Source Industry - Expertise Domain

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