Global Wealth Report 2026

UBS

Enrico Börger

Research

46 Pages

UBS examines how household wealth evolved across 56 markets in 2025, finding that global personal wealth reached another record after a third consecutive year of expansion. Strong financial markets, higher asset values, and a weaker US dollar drove uneven regional gains, while median wealth declined in many markets despite rising average wealth.

Key Takeaways

Global wealth surged: Personal wealth increased 10.8% in 2025, more than doubling 2024's 4.6% growth and marking a third consecutive annual increase.
Millionaires kept growing: Nearly 1 million new USD millionaires emerged in 2025, including 440,000 in the US, creating over 1,200 new millionaires each day.
Regional gains diverged: EMEA wealth rose 17.5%, compared with 8.5% in the Americas and 5.9% in Asia-Pacific, reshaping global wealth distribution.
Source: UBS
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