The United States added 441,078 new millionaires in 2025 — more than 1,200 per day and nearly half of all new millionaires worldwide — according to the UBS Global Wealth Report 2026 released this week.
The surge marks the fastest expansion of seven-figure wealth on record, as global personal wealth continued its strong growth amid rising asset values, particularly in equities and real estate. The report, which analyzes wealth trends across more than 50 key markets, estimates the worldwide number of U.S. dollar millionaires reached about 57.5 million, with the U.S. accounting for over 40% of the total at roughly 23.6 million.
UBS highlighted broad-based gains, with millionaire populations increasing in every market tracked for the first time. The U.S. led by a wide margin, adding far more new millionaires than any other country. The United Kingdom, France, Spain, Japan and India each added more than 30,000.
The report attributes the U.S. growth to strong stock market performance, economic resilience and widespread participation in financial markets through retirement accounts, investments and homeownership. North America as a region saw total wealth rise significantly, contributing to the global increase of nearly one million new millionaires — equivalent to about 2,600 per day.
While the data reflects positive wealth creation, UBS notes ongoing disparities, with wealth concentrated among higher brackets even as “everyday millionaires” (those with $1-5 million) have grown substantially over the past two decades.
The findings come as economists monitor inflation, interest rates and market volatility that could influence future wealth trends. The report provides a snapshot based on 2025 year-end data and offers projections for continued, though uneven, global wealth expansion.
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