Worldwide wealth distribution by net worth of individuals 2021

In 2021, roughly 2.82 billion adults worldwide had a net worth of less than 10,000 U.S. dollars. By comparison, 62.5 million adults had a net worth of more than one million U.S. dollars in the same year.

Wealth distribution

The distribution of wealth is an indicator of economic inequality. The United Nations says that wealth includes the sum of natural, human, and physical assets. Wealth is not synonymous with income, however, because having a large income can be depleted if one has significant expenses. In 2021, nearly 1,800 billionaires had a total wealth between one to two billion U.S. dollars.

Wealth worldwide

China had the highest number of billionaires in 2022, with the United States following closely behind. In that same year, within China and the world, Beijing was the city with the most billionaires. In 2018, North America was the region with the most amount of wealth, and in the United States, New York was the state with the largest number of billionaires.