Total personal wealth globally rose by 10.8% last year, up from 4.6% in 2024 and 4.2% in 2023, as strong financial markets boosted growth, UBS found.
There were “more millionaires than ever, everywhere” in 2025, the bank said. The United States, where over 440,000 people became new US dollar millionaires, accounted for almost half of this growth.
Wealth in US dollar terms grew disproportionately quickly in Europe, largely due to last year’s depreciation of the dollar compared to the euro, UBS found.
While average wealth rose, inequality has deepened since 2020, UBS said. Median wealth, which better reflects the middle of the scale, declined in most countries, highlighting a growing divide between the wealthiest and the broader population, the bank added.
For the report, UBS analysed 56 markets it estimates to represent over 92% of the world’s wealth.
