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Economy

The Global Wealth Pyramid

The level of financial inequality around the world is staggering. According to , 47.8 percent of global household wealth is in the hands of just 1.2 percent of the world's population. Those 62.5 million individuals control a staggering $221.7 trillion, as can be seen on this infographic.

Below that, 627 million people own $176.5 trillion, 38.1 percent of global wealth, despite accounting for just 11.8 percent of the adult population. The base of the pyramid is the most poignant, and it shows how 2.8 billion people (53.2 percent of the world's population) share a combined wealth of $5 trillion - which is just 1.1 percent of total global wealth.

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This chart provides an overview of global wealth distribution in 2021.

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Wealth inequality between top one and bottom 50 percent share in India 2019-2024
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Wealth Gini coefficient of India 2000-2024
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Number of individuals with net worth over 10 billion Indian rupees in India 2019-2025
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Share of the global wealth held by the richest percent 2002-2024
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World personal wealth distribution 2024, by country
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U.S. poverty rate 2024, by state

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