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US added over 1,000 new millionaires a day last year, UBS report says

Private individuals' net worth rose 4.6% worldwide.

 The One World Trade Center building stands amid the Manhattan skyline in New York City, U.S., July 26, 2023. The One World Trade Center building stands amid the Manhattan skyline in New York City, U.S., July 26, 2023. / REUTERS/Amr Alfiky

Wealth grew disproportionately quickly in 2024-25 in the United States, where over 379,000 people became new U.S. dollar millionaires, more than a 1,000 a day, a report published on June 18 showed.

Private individuals' net worth rose 4.6% worldwide, and by over 11% in the Americas, driven by a stable U.S. dollar and upbeat financial markets, the 2025 Global Wealth Report by UBS found. The United States accounted for almost 40% of global millionaires in 2024.

In 2023, Europe, the Middle East and Africa had led a rebound in global wealth after a decline in 2022.

Greater China - which the report defined as mainland China, Hong Kong and Taiwan - led last year for individuals with a net worth of $100,000 to $1 million, accounting for 28.2%, followed by Western Europe with 25.4% and North America with 20.9%.

The majority of people worldwide were below that threshold, however, with over 80% of adults in the UBS sample having a net worth of under $100,000. Overall, about 1.6% registered a net worth of $1 million or more, the report said.

Over the next five years, the Swiss bank projects average wealth per adult to grow further, led by the United States, and, to a lesser extent, Greater China.

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