Graph and download economic data for Households; Net Worth, Level (BOGZ1FL192090005Q) from Q4 1987 to Q1 2025 about net worth, Net, households, and USA.

Graph and download economic data for Net Worth Held by the Top 1% (99th to 100th Wealth Percentiles) (WFRBLT01026) from Q3 1989 to Q1 2025 about net worth, wealth, percentile, Net, and USA.

In the first quarter of 2025, 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 was the country with the most billionaires in the world in 2025. Elon Musk, with a net worth of 342 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.

The total financial assets of households and nonprofit organizations in the United States grew steadily since 2000, albeit with some fluctuations. The value of household financial assets increased from around 34.34 trillion U.S. dollars in 2000 to around 130.38 trillion U.S. dollars in 2024.

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.

Graph and download economic data for Net Worth Held by the Bottom 50% (1st to 50th Wealth Percentiles) (WFRBLB50107) from Q3 1989 to Q1 2025 about net worth, wealth, percentile, Net, and USA.

United States Net Worth: Financial Business data was reported at 136.201 USD bn in Mar 2018. This records an increase from the previous number of -208.581 USD bn for Dec 2017. United States Net Worth: Financial Business data is updated quarterly, averaging 0.384 USD bn from Dec 1951 (Median) to Mar 2018, with 266 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 927.379 USD bn in Dec 2008 and a record low of -679.185 USD bn in Dec 2016. United States Net Worth: Financial Business data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Federal Reserve Board. The data is categorized under Global Database’s USA – Table US.AB074: Integrated Macroeconomic Accounts: Total Economy and Sectors: Selected Aggregates.

In the third quarter of 2024, the top ten percent of earners in the United States held over ** percent of total wealth. This is fairly consistent with the second quarter of 2024. Comparatively, the wealth of the bottom ** percent of earners has been slowly increasing since the start of the *****, though remains low. Wealth distribution in the United States by generation can be found here.

In the first quarter of 2024, 51.8 percent of the total wealth in the United States was owned by members of the baby boomer generation. In comparison, millennials own around 9.4 percent of total wealth in the U.S. In terms of population distribution, there is almost an equal share of millennials and baby boomers in the United States.

United States FB: Balance Sheet: Total Liabilities & Net Worth data was reported at 99,007.666 USD bn in Mar 2018. This records an increase from the previous number of 98,823.877 USD bn for Dec 2017. United States FB: Balance Sheet: Total Liabilities & Net Worth data is updated quarterly, averaging 9,074.247 USD bn from Dec 1951 (Median) to Mar 2018, with 266 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 99,007.666 USD bn in Mar 2018 and a record low of 472.452 USD bn in Dec 1951. United States FB: Balance Sheet: Total Liabilities & Net Worth data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Federal Reserve Board. The data is categorized under Global Database’s USA – Table US.AB078: Integrated Macroeconomic Accounts: Financial Business.

United States RW: Balance Sheet: Total Liabilities & Net Worth data was reported at 26,900.849 USD bn in Mar 2018. This records an increase from the previous number of 26,896.662 USD bn for Dec 2017. United States RW: Balance Sheet: Total Liabilities & Net Worth data is updated quarterly, averaging 684.852 USD bn from Dec 1951 (Median) to Mar 2018, with 266 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 26,900.849 USD bn in Mar 2018 and a record low of 17.154 USD bn in Dec 1951. United States RW: Balance Sheet: Total Liabilities & Net Worth data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Federal Reserve Board. The data is categorized under Global Database’s USA – Table US.AB081: Integrated Macroeconomic Accounts: Rest of the World.

As of November 2022, a combined value of **** trillion U.S. dollars was held by billionaires living in the United States. While U.S. billionaire wealth has seen a drop over the last year, it is still more than *** times the amount it was at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.

United States NCB: Balance Sheet: Total Liabilities & Net Worth data was reported at 44,111.506 USD bn in Mar 2018. This records an increase from the previous number of 44,027.747 USD bn for Dec 2017. United States NCB: Balance Sheet: Total Liabilities & Net Worth data is updated quarterly, averaging 7,351.315 USD bn from Dec 1951 (Median) to Mar 2018, with 266 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 44,111.506 USD bn in Mar 2018 and a record low of 500.818 USD bn in Dec 1951. United States NCB: Balance Sheet: Total Liabilities & Net Worth data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Federal Reserve Board. The data is categorized under Global Database’s USA – Table US.AB077: Integrated Macroeconomic Accounts: Nonfinancial Corporate Business.

United States Net Worth: HH & Nonprofit Inst Serving Households data was reported at 1,028.347 USD bn in Mar 2018. This records a decrease from the previous number of 2,473.834 USD bn for Dec 2017. United States Net Worth: HH & Nonprofit Inst Serving Households data is updated quarterly, averaging 173.355 USD bn from Dec 1951 (Median) to Mar 2018, with 266 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 3,124.052 USD bn in Dec 1999 and a record low of -4,182.545 USD bn in Dec 2008. United States Net Worth: HH & Nonprofit Inst Serving Households data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Federal Reserve Board. The data is categorized under Global Database’s USA – Table US.AB074: Integrated Macroeconomic Accounts: Total Economy and Sectors: Selected Aggregates.

Graph and download economic data for Share of Total Assets Held by the Top 1% (99th to 100th Wealth Percentiles) (WFRBST01108) from Q3 1989 to Q1 2025 about wealth, percentile, assets, and USA.

United States FG: Balance Sheet: Total Liabilities & Net Worth data was reported at 6,033.401 USD bn in Mar 2018. This records an increase from the previous number of 5,929.290 USD bn for Dec 2017. United States FG: Balance Sheet: Total Liabilities & Net Worth data is updated quarterly, averaging 1,459.270 USD bn from Dec 1951 (Median) to Mar 2018, with 266 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 6,033.401 USD bn in Mar 2018 and a record low of 162.742 USD bn in Mar 1952. United States FG: Balance Sheet: Total Liabilities & Net Worth data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Federal Reserve Board. The data is categorized under Global Database’s USA – Table US.AB079: Integrated Macroeconomic Accounts: Federal Government.

In 2024, Meta Platforms generated a revenue of over 164 billion U.S. dollars, up from 134 billion USD in 2023. The majority of Meta’s profits come from its advertising revenue.Meta’s total Family of Apps revenue for 2022 amounted to 114 billion U.S. dollars. Additionally, Meta’s Reality Labs, the company’s VR division, generated around 2.1 billion dollars. Meta’s marketing expenditure for 2022 amounted to just over 15 billion U.S. dollars, up from 14 billion U.S. dollars in the previous year. Increasing audience base despite privacy misgivings Meta’s user numbers have continued to grow steadily throughout past years. In the fourth quarter of 2022, there was a total of 3.74 billion worldwide users across all of Meta’s platforms. For this same time frame, the company recorded 407 million monthly active users across Europe. Downloads of Meta’s app Oculus, for which virtual reality headsets are required, increased greatly from 2020 to 2021, reaching a total of 10.62 million downloads by the end of last year. Up until 2021, downloads had grown in a steady manner but from 2020 to 2021, they more than doubled.User numbers have increased despite data security issues and past controversy such as the Cambridge Analytica scandal in 2018. There remains skepticism surrounding the idea of the metaverse in which Meta aims to immerse itself. Of surveyed adults in the United States, the majority said that they were concerned about their privacy if Meta were to succeed in creating the metaverse.

Corporate Profits in the United States increased to 3266.20 USD Billion in the second quarter of 2025 from 3203.60 USD Billion in the first quarter of 2025. This dataset provides the latest reported value for - United States Corporate Profits - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news.

United States SL: Balance Sheet: Total Liabilities & Net Worth data was reported at 14,359.002 USD bn in Mar 2018. This records an increase from the previous number of 14,205.884 USD bn for Dec 2017. United States SL: Balance Sheet: Total Liabilities & Net Worth data is updated quarterly, averaging 2,382.587 USD bn from Dec 1951 (Median) to Mar 2018, with 266 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 14,359.002 USD bn in Mar 2018 and a record low of 144.056 USD bn in Dec 1951. United States SL: Balance Sheet: Total Liabilities & Net Worth data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Federal Reserve Board. The data is categorized under Global Database’s USA – Table US.AB080: Integrated Macroeconomic Accounts: State and Local Governments.

United States Net Worth: Rest of the World data was reported at 110.729 USD bn in Mar 2018. This records an increase from the previous number of -59.927 USD bn for Dec 2017. United States Net Worth: Rest of the World data is updated quarterly, averaging -0.163 USD bn from Dec 1951 (Median) to Mar 2018, with 266 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 905.522 USD bn in Sep 2008 and a record low of -420.115 USD bn in Jun 2009. United States Net Worth: Rest of the World data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Federal Reserve Board. The data is categorized under Global Database’s USA – Table US.AB074: Integrated Macroeconomic Accounts: Total Economy and Sectors: Selected Aggregates.