In 2023, roughly 1.49 billion adults worldwide had a net worth of less than 10,000 U.S. dollars. By comparison, 58 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 2023, nearly 1,700 billionaires had a total wealth between one to two billion U.S. dollars. Wealth worldwide China had the highest number of billionaires in 2023, with the United States following behind. That same year, New York had the most billionaires worldwide.

Graph and download economic data for Share of Net Worth Held by the Top 1% (99th to 100th Wealth Percentiles) (WFRBST01134) from Q3 1989 to Q2 2025 about net worth, wealth, percentile, Net, and USA.

Billionaires with a net worth over 50 billion U.S. dollars had a combined net worth of nearly two trillion dollars in 2023. Billionaires with a fortune of two to five billion U.S. dollars had the highest combined total wealth, nearly reaching three trillion U.S. dollars. That year, there were 18 persons with a fortune of over 50 billion dollars.

The world's richest 10 percent holds more than three quarters of the world's total wealth. Although their share decreased by around five percentage points since 1995, this underlines the massive wealth inequalities existing around the world. By comparison, the poorest half of the world population holds less than two percent of global wealth. The richest percent holds more than 40 percent of the global wealth.

This dataset provides a comprehensive overview of global wealth distribution in 2021. It includes data on total wealth, GDP per adult, wealth per adult, and the share of world wealth for various countries. This data can be used for various analyses, such as studying wealth inequality, economic development, and global financial trends.

Graph and download economic data for Net Worth Held by the Bottom 50% (1st to 50th Wealth Percentiles) (WFRBLB50107) from Q3 1989 to Q2 2025 about net worth, wealth, percentile, Net, and USA.

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 2019, ultra high net worth individuals in North America had a total wealth of almost **** trillion U.S. dollars. With a total wealth of over **** trillion U.S dollars, the second wealthiest individuals resided in Asia.

This dataset provides a synthetic overview of the 1,000 wealthiest individuals in the world, offering insights into the distribution of wealth across industries and regions. It is designed to help analysts, researchers, and data enthusiasts explore global wealth trends, industry dominance, and regional wealth concentration.

Whether you're conducting market research, financial analysis, or data modeling, this dataset serves as a valuable resource for understanding the characteristics of the world's top billionaires.

📊 Key Features: Name 👤: The name of the billionaire. Country 🌍: Country of residence or primary business operation. Industry 🏭: Industry in which the individual has built their wealth. Net Worth (in billions) 💵: Estimated net worth in billions of USD. Company 🏢: The primary company or business associated with the billionaire. ⚠️ Important Note: This dataset is 100% synthetic and does not contain real financial or personal data. It is artificially generated for educational, analytical, and research purposes.

The massive wealth inequality in the world is underpinned by this chart: while *** percent of the world's population had fortunes of more than one million U.S. dollars in 2025, over ** percent of the global population had a total wealth of less than 10,000 U.S. dollars.

Over ** million individuals residing in the United States belonged to the global top one percent of ultra-high net worth individuals worldwide in 2022. China ranked second, with over **** million top one percent wealth holders globally. France followed in third.

Ireland Household Net Wealth: Financial Assets data was reported at 570.327 EUR bn in Jun 2025. This records an increase from the previous number of 532.728 EUR bn for Mar 2025. Ireland Household Net Wealth: Financial Assets data is updated quarterly, averaging 327.376 EUR bn from Mar 2000 (Median) to Jun 2025, with 102 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 570.327 EUR bn in Jun 2025 and a record low of 144.493 EUR bn in Jun 2000. Ireland Household Net Wealth: Financial Assets data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Central Bank of Ireland. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Ireland – Table IE.AB: Household Net Wealth.

Gini index , and fraction of total wealth in % held by a fraction of the population. Real-world data is taken from [61].

Household Financial Net Wealth data was reported at 414.255 EUR bn in Jun 2025. This records an increase from the previous number of 393.763 EUR bn for Mar 2025. Household Financial Net Wealth data is updated quarterly, averaging 143.681 EUR bn from Mar 2000 (Median) to Jun 2025, with 102 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 414.255 EUR bn in Jun 2025 and a record low of 69.686 EUR bn in Mar 2009. Household Financial Net Wealth data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Central Bank of Ireland. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Ireland – Table IE.AB: Household Net Wealth.

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In 2023, the Middle East and North Africa, and Latin America were the regions with the lowest level of distribution of wealth worldwide, with the richest ten percent holding around ** percent of the total wealth. On the other hand, in Europe, the richest ten percent held around ** percent of the wealth. East and South Asia were the regions where the poorest half of the population held the highest share of the wealth, but still only around **** percent, underlining the high levels of wealth inequalities worldwide.

Ireland Household Net Wealth data was reported at 1,288.109 EUR bn in Jun 2025. This records an increase from the previous number of 1,248.580 EUR bn for Mar 2025. Ireland Household Net Wealth data is updated quarterly, averaging 419.064 EUR bn from Mar 2002 (Median) to Jun 2025, with 94 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1,288.109 EUR bn in Jun 2025 and a record low of 358.490 EUR bn in Mar 2002. Ireland Household Net Wealth data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Central Bank of Ireland. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Ireland – Table IE.AB: Household Net Wealth.

Bank Rankings by Total Assets

Tracking the Financial Performance of the Top Banks

By Arthur Keen [source]

About this dataset

This dataset contains the top 100 global banks ranked by total assets on December 31, 2017. With a detailed list of key information for each bank's rank, country, balance sheet and US Total Assets (in billions), this data will be invaluable for those looking to research and study the current status of some of the world's leading financial organizations. From billion-dollar mega-banks such as JP Morgan Chase to small, local savings & loans institutions like BancorpSouth; this comprehensive overview allows researchers and analysts to gain a better understanding of who holds power in the world economy today

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How to use the dataset

This dataset contains the rank and total asset information of the top 100 global banks as of December 31, 2017. It is a useful resource for researchers who wish to study how key financial institutions' asset information relate to each other across countries.

Using this dataset is relatively straightforward – it consists of three columns - rank (the order in which each bank appears in the list), country (the country in which the bank is located) and total assets US billions (the total value expressed in US dollars). Additionally, there is a fourth column containing the balance sheet information for each bank as well.

In order to make full use of this dataset, one should analyse it by creating comparison grids based on different factors such as region, size or ownership structures. This can provide an interesting insight into how financial markets are structured within different economies and allow researchers to better understand some banking sector dynamics that are particularly relevant for certain countries or regions. Additionally, one can compare any two banks side-by-side using their respective balance sheets or distribution plot graphs based on size or concentration metrics by leverage or other financial ratios as well.

Overall, this dataset provides useful resources that can be put into practice through data visualization making an interesting reference point for trends analysis and forecasting purposes focusing on certain banking activities worldwide

Research Ideas

• Analyzing the differences in total assets across countries. By comparing and contrasting data, patterns could be found that give insight into the factors driving differences in banks’ assets between different markets.

• Using predictive models to identify which banks are more likely to perform better based on their balance sheet data, such as by predicting future profits or cashflows of said banks.

• Leveraging the information on holdings and investments of “top-ranked” banks as a guide for personal investments decisions or informing investment strategies of large financial institutions or hedge funds

Acknowledgements

If you use this dataset in your research, please credit the original authors. Data Source

License

License: Dataset copyright by authors - You are free to: - Share - copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format for any purpose, even commercially. - Adapt - remix, transform, and build upon the material for any purpose, even commercially. - You must: - Give appropriate credit - Provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. - ShareAlike - You must distribute your contributions under the same license as the original. - Keep intact - all notices that refer to this license, including copyright notices.

Columns

File: top50banks2017-03-31.csv | Column name | Description | |:----------------------|:------------------------------------------------------------------------| | rank | The rank of the bank globally based on total assets. (Integer) | | country | The country where the bank is located. (String) | | total_assets_us_b | The total assets of a bank expressed in billions of US dollars. (Float) | | balance_sheet | A snapshot of banking activities for a specific date. (Date) |

File: top100banks2017-12-31.csv | Column name | Description | |:----------------------|:--------------------------------------------...

South Africa Net Wealth data was reported at 19,827.000 ZAR bn in 2024. This records an increase from the previous number of 17,969.000 ZAR bn for 2023. South Africa Net Wealth data is updated yearly, averaging 1,987.000 ZAR bn from Dec 1975 (Median) to 2024, with 50 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 19,827.000 ZAR bn in 2024 and a record low of 97.000 ZAR bn in 1975. South Africa Net Wealth data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by South African Reserve Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s South Africa – Table ZA.H001: Household Balance Sheet.

Bank capital to total assets (%) in Italy was reported at 6.6033 % in 2020, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Italy - Bank capital to total assets - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on November of 2025.