The world has gained one million millionaires.

(Dan Tri Newspaper) - The US will account for nearly half of all new millionaires emerging worldwide in 2025.

A fashion store in Paris (Photo: Reuters).

According to UBS's Global Wealth Report 2026, personal wealth globally increased by 10.8% in 2025, the fastest growth rate in at least three years. With that growth, the world added nearly one million new US dollar millionaires throughout the year.

Despite this theoretically impressive growth, median wealth, an indicator that more accurately reflects average households rather than the wealthiest, has declined in most countries tracked by UBS.

UBS based its findings on data from 56 markets, which together account for approximately 92% or more of total global assets.

They found that the number of millionaires had increased by 1.5%, adding nearly 1 million people to the group, at a rate of about 2,680 people per day.

More than 440,000 of these new millionaires are Americans, a rate exceeding 1,200 per day, meaning the U.S. accounts for nearly half of the increase in millionaires worldwide.

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The UK added over 43,000 new millionaires, while France, Spain, Japan, and India each saw an increase of over 30,000.

Every market in the UBS survey sample recorded an increase in millionaires in 2025. The countries with the highest percentage growth rates were in Eastern Europe, led by Lithuania at 8%, followed by Türkiye, Latvia, and Hungary, all exceeding 5%.

The total number of millionaires worldwide is currently around 57.5 million, with over 23.6 million, or more than 40%, living in the United States.

Europe and the Middle East were the regions with the strongest asset growth, reaching nearly 18%, with Eastern Europe soaring to 28%. The Americas saw growth of 8.5% and Asia-Pacific approximately 5.9%.

UBS noted that the weakening of the US dollar against other major currencies, including the euro's nearly 9% appreciation, has significantly inflated asset figures in markets outside the US.

However, these profits do not reach most households.

According to UBS, median wealth, a figure that is more representative of the average adult's wealth than the average wealth level, has declined in most of the countries tracked.

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UBS describes this pattern as evidence of a widening wealth gap. The global wealth pyramid is also shifting: the proportion of adults with a net worth under $10,000 continues to shrink, now standing at just over 41%, while more have moved up to higher wealth brackets. Even so, only 1.5% of adults in the survey sample own more than $1 million, while the bottom group of those with less than $10,000 remains the single largest group.

The report also listed 3,302 billionaires, an increase of 383, or approximately 13.1%, compared to the previous year.

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