Where in the world are wealth and income most unequal?

"The richest 10 percent of the world's population now owns three-quarters of all personal wealth, according to the newly released World Inequality Report 2026. Income is not much different, where the top 50 percent of earners take home more than 90 percent, while the poorest half of the world receives less than 10 percent of total income. Worldwide, living standards are stagnating for many, while wealth and power are increasingly concentrated at the top."

"Wealth includes the total value of a person's assets-such as savings, investments or property, after subtracting their debts. In 2025, the wealthiest 10 percent of the world's population owned 75 percent of global wealth, the middle 40 percent held 23 percent, and the bottom half controlled only 2 percent. Since the 1990s, the wealth of billionaires and centi-millionaires has grown by about 8 percent each year, almost twice the rate of the bottom half of the world's population."

"The wealthiest 0.001 percent fewer than 60,000 multimillionaires now control three times more wealth than half of humanity. Their share has climbed from almost 4 percent in 1995 to more than 6 percent today. The poorest have made small gains, but these are overshadowed by the rapid accumulation at the very top, resulting in a world where a tiny minority holds extraordinary financial power, while billions still struggle for basic economic security."

Global wealth is heavily concentrated: the richest 10 percent own 75 percent of personal wealth, while the bottom half control only 2 percent. Income distribution is similarly skewed: the top 50 percent earn over 90 percent of global income, and the poorest half receive under 10 percent. Billionaires' and centi-millionaires' wealth has grown about 8 percent annually since the 1990s, nearly twice the rate of the bottom half. The wealthiest 0.001 percent now hold three times more wealth than half of humanity, with their share rising from nearly 4 percent in 1995 to over 6 percent today.

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