The U.S. now has a third of the world’s millionaires and billionaires
Key Points
- The U.S. remains a hot spot for the world’s wealthy.
- America now has more than 6 million liquid millionaires, or those with investable assets of more than $1 million.
- That’s up 78% over the past decade, according to a report from Henley & Partners and New World Wealth.

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The U.S. now accounts for more than a third of the world’s millionaires and billionaires, as tech companies and startups mint ever larger fortunes.