In 2020, California had the highest number of millionaire households in the U.S., with **** million households having one million or more in investible assets. This is nearly double the ******* millionaire households in Texas, the state with the second-highest number.
The statistic shows the number of millionaires in mainland China from 2015 to 2024, as estimated by a research institute in China. According to the report, there were 4.14 million millionaires owning assets worth over six million yuan - roughly equivalent to one million U.S. dollars - and 1,68 million millionaires with personal wealth of over ten million yuan in mainland China in 2024.
As of December 2023, there were over ******* millionaires in India with a wealth of *********** US dollars or more. There were *** billionaires with a wealth of over *********** US dollars. There was an ** percent growth in millionaires from 2013 to 2023 in the country.
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.
This statistic shows the number of millionaire households in the United States from 2006 to 2020. As 2020, the number households with a net worth of *********** U.S. dollars or more (excluding primary residence) stood at **** million, up from ** million in 2019.
Iceland was the country with the highest rate of millionaires worldwide in 2022, with more than ***percent of the adult population owning assets worth more than one million U.S. dollars. Luxembourg followed behind with ** percent of the population being millionaires, with Switzerland in third.
The millionaire number in Indonesia stood at around ** thousand in 2021 and is projected to increase to about *** thousand in 2024. In comparison, the amount of ultra high net worth in Indonesia in that year amounted to ***** individuals.
In 2024, an estimated ******* millionaires lived in Seoul, South Korea, accounting for about **** percent of the nationwide number of millionaires. The total number of people in South Korea owning financial assets of *********** South Korean won or more stood at about *** thousand that year.
In 2016, there were approximately **** thousand millionaires in Pakistan. The number of individuals owning one million U.S. dollars or more in Pakistan is expected to rise to **** thousand by 2026. HNWI forecast in Pakistan Individuals with investible assets of at least one million U.S. dollars in current exchange rate terms are considered high net worth. The number of high-net-worth individuals in Pakistan is expected to rise overall between 2022 and 2028, settling at just under ***** thousand individuals. Countries with the highest millionaire rate In 2021, Switzerland had the highest rate of millionaires in the world, with **** percent of the adult population owning assets worth more than one million U.S. dollars. Luxembourg came in second, with **** percent of the population being millionaires, and Iceland came in third. Furthermore, over ** million people in the United States were among the world's top one percent of ultra-high net-worth individuals in 2021. China came second, with over **** million top one percent wealth holders worldwide.
This statistic presents the American states with highest ratio of millionaire households per capita in 2020. In that year, New Jersey had the highest ratio of millionaire households per capita in the country, with 9.76 percent of households holding over one million U.S. dollars in assets.
Total private wealth in Africa amounted to *** trillion U.S. dollars in 2023, with the number of African billionaires reaching ** billionaires. In 2023, the richest individual in Africa was the Nigerian Aliko Dangote. Founder and chairman of Dangote Cement, the largest cement producer in the whole African continent, the billionaire also owns salt and sugar manufacturing companies.
In 2024, China had more than *** million millionaires. In comparison, Japan recorded about *** million millionaires that year.
The millionaire population in Singapore stood at around ******* in 2021 and is projected to increase to about ******* in 2026. This estimated growth in the millionaire population reflects the trend of increasing household wealth in Singapore, which grew by more than 146 percent since 2000. Millionaire’s playground In 2022, the Economist Intelligence Unit ranked Singapore as the world’s most expensive city, alongside Hong Kong and Paris. The high cost of living in Singapore is in large part due to the extremely high cost of owning a car, as well as high property and food prices. With the tenth-highest average wealth per adult in the world, and relatively low financial inequality, it seems that the residents of Singapore are able to afford life in the city with the third most expensive beer prices in the world. Declining wealth in old age The reality, however, is far less glamorous. While the median wealth per adult increased in 2019 from 2018, it was still the second-lowest value in the past five years. Many Singaporeans are feeling the pinch, especially the most vulnerable members of society, such as the elderly, who make up the majority of the workforce in jobs such as cleaning. Worryingly, many Singaporeans are also not financially prepared for retirement. This could lead to increasing inequality in the future, with many people unable to afford the lifestyle that they are accustomed to.
In the first quarter of 2024, almost two-thirds percent of the total wealth in the United States was owned by the top 10 percent of earners. In comparison, the lowest 50 percent of earners only owned 2.5 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 2023, 7.4 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 follows closely behind China as the country with the most billionaires in the world. Elon Musk alone held around 219 billion U.S. dollars in 2022. 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 2023, there were estimated to be approximately ***** dollar millionaires among the adult population of the United Kingdom (UK), compared to ***** in the previous year.
The number of millionaires in Romania peaked in 2020 at ****** people. In 2021, because of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, this number dropped to ****** millionaires. However, it is expected that by 2026 Romania will have over ***** thousand millionaires
In January 2024, approximately ******* hoseholds in Beijing owned assets worth *********** yuan ore more. Beijing, Shanghai, and Hong Kong were home to by far the highest number of millionaires in Greater China.
In 2021, Vietnam had approximately **** thousand millionaires. For 2026, it was forecasted that the number of millionaires will reach about ***** thousand.
In 2021, there were around ** thousand millionaires living in Malaysia. This figure is projected to increase to more than *** thousand in five years’ time. Should the Malaysian economy continue its less than robust growth, however, this figure might have to be revised.
A positive outlook for the wealthy in Malaysia
2020 was not a good year for both the high-net worth individuals and ultra-high net worth individuals (UNHWI) in Malaysia. Compared to 2019, most were optimistic that the global economy in that year was more conducive to preserving and growing their clients' wealth as a majority of private bankers and wealth advisers in Malaysia reported increases in client wealth in that year. However, the HNWIs and UNHWIs live a life far removed from the average Malaysian. In 2019, only *** percent of adults in Malaysia have wealth exceeding 100 thousand U.S. dollars. By comparison, this figure was **** percent in neighboring Singapore.
Excesses of the ultra-rich
In the past year, the Malaysian public has been exposed to the excesses of the rich and powerful through the **** scandal. This saw the then Prime Minister Najib Razak being accused of embezzling from state funds. The media widely publicized the seizure of luxury handbags belonging to Najib’s wife, each of which costs was more than the average Malaysian’s monthly salary. The public’s distaste for Najib’s extravagant lifestyle was so apparent that when his election rival, Mahathir Mohd, was photographed wearing four-dollar sandals, his picture went viral on social media.
In 2022, there were approximately **** million millionaires in the Asia-Pacific region. The number of millionaires in the region was projected to increase to about ***** million by 2027, indicating a growth by ** percent.
In 2020, California had the highest number of millionaire households in the U.S., with **** million households having one million or more in investible assets. This is nearly double the ******* millionaire households in Texas, the state with the second-highest number.