Sources of wealth for ultra wealthy individuals worldwide 2022

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Einar H. Dyvik
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Dec 10, 2024

More than 70 percent of the world's ultra wealthy individuals (UHNW) consider their own wealth to be self-made, as of 2020. By comparison, less than seven percent inherited their wealth, with the remainder asserting a combination of inheritance and their own effort.

Distribution of sources of wealth for ultra wealthy individuals around the world in 2022

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Statistic: Distribution of sources of wealth for ultra wealthy individuals around the world in 2022

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Release date

August 2023

Region

Worldwide

Survey time period

2022

Supplementary notes

Ultra high net worth (UHNW) individuals have a net worth of 30 million U.S. dollars or more.

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