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World's Billionaire Population Surges To New Record High: UBS
The ultra-rich grew even wealthier this year and the world has more billionaires than ever, according to Swiss bank UBS.
Global billionaire wealth hit a record $15.8 trillion in 2025, up by 13 percent from 2024, UBS said in its 11th Billionaire Ambitions Report, published on Dec. 4. This is the second-largest annual increase, after 2021, “lifted by existing tech billionaires’ appreciating wealth and the number of new billionaires across a range of sectors,” the report reads.
The number of billionaires rose by 8.8 percent in 2025, to 2,919 from 2,682 a year earlier.
The United States has the most billionaires worldwide, with 924 individuals owning approximately $6.9 trillion. This is followed by mainland China, where 470 billionaires own about $1.8 trillion. India (188 billionaires), Germany (156), and the UK (91) rounded out the top five.
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