Updated
Updated · Mentalfloss · Jul 30
United States Created 441,078 New Millionaires in 2025, More Than 10 Times the UK's Gain
Updated
Updated · Mentalfloss · Jul 30

United States Created 441,078 New Millionaires in 2025, More Than 10 Times the UK's Gain

1 articles · Updated · Mentalfloss · Jul 30

Summary

  • 441,078 new U.S. millionaires were added in 2025, lifting the national total above 23.6 million and accounting for nearly half of all new millionaires worldwide.
  • Strong U.S. equity markets and broad household investment helped drive that surge, according to UBS Global Wealth Report data cited by Visual Capitalist.
  • 43,139 new millionaires in the UK ranked a distant second, followed by France with 34,604 and Spain with 32,707; Japan and India each added about 31,000.
  • Europe still dominated the top 10 by country count, with six entries, suggesting wealth gains were spread across the region rather than concentrated in one market.
  • 8% growth in Lithuania's millionaire population was the fastest percentage increase, ahead of Turkey's 6.4%, showing Eastern Europe outpaced larger economies on a relative basis.

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