UBS released the latest wealth statistics, with the AI boom driving global stock markets upward, directly expanding the size of the billionaire group, and the global wealth growth rate reached a new high in recent years. Over the past year, global individual wealth increased by 10.8%, while the average increase in net worth of billionaires reached 25%, with the wealth growth benefits clearly favoring the top group.

The number of billionaires worldwide increased by 13% year-on-year, reaching 3,302 people. There are 18 people with wealth between 50 billion and 100 billion dollars, and 19 people with wealth over 100 billion dollars. Most of these top billionaires reside in the United States. In 2025, nearly one million new millionaires were added globally, bringing the total to over 57.5 million. The weak dollar also helped many people reach the threshold of a million-dollar net worth.

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Over 440,000 new millionaires were added in the United States, ranking first globally, but the growth rate of billionaires in the country was only 1.9%. Wealthy individuals in European and Middle Eastern markets such as Turkey and the UAE saw higher growth rates. UBS economists stated that the assets of the wealthy are mostly tied to shares in listed companies, and the continued rise in stock prices driven by AI concepts is the core factor behind the rapid increase in their wealth.

Behind the impressive wealth growth data in the report, global wealth inequality has further intensified. Related inequality reports show that a tiny minority, accounting for 0.001% of the global population, holds wealth three times that of the bottom half of the global population. The stock market benefits brought by AI have not been evenly distributed.