Crisis here or there, the proportion and number of the hyper-rich continued to grow

By: Trademagazin Date: 2022. 12. 05. 10:54

In terms of growth rate, Europe overtakes the Asia and Pacific region in second place, while North America remained on the growth path.

The rich are getting even richer

A global epidemic here, the economic difficulties caused by the Russian-Ukrainian war there, the number of high net worth individuals (HNWI), i.e. the hyper-rich (whose liquid, freely investable assets are at least 1 million dollars), continued to increase – according to the latest Capgemini, From Global Wealth Research (WWR). Despite all the difficulties, the numbers show an upward trend: the number of HNWIs globally increased by 7.8% and their wealth by 8% in 2021.