Global wealth held by affluent individuals reached a record $98.3 trillion in 2025, according to a report by French IT and consulting company Capgemini, cited by Bloomberg.<\/p>\n
According to the World Bank, this figure is comparable to a substantial portion of global GDP, which reached $111 trillion in 2024.<\/p>\n
\u201cNearly $100 trillion in assets worldwide is simply an enormous and staggering amount of money and, frankly, a tremendous opportunity,\u201d said Jared Murphy, Head of Strategic Clients in the Asset Management division of BlackRock Inc., who contributed to the report.<\/p>\n
The report states that stock market gains driven by optimism surrounding artificial intelligence were the primary engine of wealth creation, helping increase the number of millionaires worldwide by nearly 2 million, bringing the total to a record 25.3 million people.<\/p>\n
Assets remained heavily concentrated among the ultra-wealthy. Individuals with ultra-high net worth\u2014those with fortunes of $30 million or more\u2014saw the fastest growth in assets among all wealth segments, with their numbers reaching a record 250,000 people.<\/p>\n
According to the report, 2026 could become a major catalyst for accelerating global wealth growth. The anticipated initial public offering of SpaceX is expected to create a new wave of millionaires and billionaires and could almost certainly make Elon Musk the world\u2019s first trillionaire.<\/p>\n
Capgemini\u2019s report shows that the United States created the largest number of new millionaires in 2025, with their population increasing by 736,000 to a total of 8.7 million. The wealth of high-net-worth individuals in the country grew by 10% year-over-year.<\/p>\n
The Asia-Pacific region recorded the strongest regional growth in wealth creation. Wealth in the region increased by 10.5%, outpacing North America as surging demand for semiconductors boosted Asian markets. Japan and China led the growth, creating 436,000 and 154,000 new millionaires, respectively.<\/p>\n
This contrasts with the Middle East, where the number of wealthy individuals declined by 1.4%, partly due to lower oil prices and regional conflicts. The survey data were collected before the outbreak of the U.S. and Israeli war with Iran, which later pushed oil prices higher and negatively affected the region.<\/p>\n
In Europe, the number of wealthy individuals rose by 6.5% last year, reversing the previous downward trend. This growth was attributed to lower inflation and stabilizing stock markets. Luxembourg recorded particularly strong growth, with the number of wealthy individuals increasing by 13.5%.<\/p>\n
As wealth expanded, income inequality also increased, further deepening the so-called K-shaped economy. According to the U.S. Federal Reserve, during the fourth quarter of 2025, the wealthiest 1% of U.S. households owned nearly 32% of the nation\u2019s total wealth. This represents the highest share since the Federal Reserve began collecting such data in 1989.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":151711,"menu_order":0,"template":"","newscat":[9],"newstag":[],"issues":[],"class_list":["post-151710","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","newscat-novosti"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ldaily.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/151710","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ldaily.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ldaily.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ldaily.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/151711"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ldaily.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=151710"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"newscat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ldaily.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/newscat?post=151710"},{"taxonomy":"newstag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ldaily.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/newstag?post=151710"},{"taxonomy":"issues","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ldaily.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/issues?post=151710"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}