The number of rich and their fortune has never been so high, thanks to the increase in actions of actions and madness around artificial intelligence (AI), it shows an international study conducted by the Capgemini consulting firm published Wednesday.
The number of rich people worldwide, defined by Capgemini as people whose money available outside the main residence exceeds a million dollars, increased by 2.6%more than 2.6%, to 23.4 million people in 2024, calculated the company in its study entitled “Report World Wealth”.
This growth is mainly driven by the increase in the number of “ultra -” people, with $ 30 million or more, 6.2% more than a year. The Rican fortune has also increased, with an estimated total estate of $ 90,500 billion, an increase of 4.2% compared to the previous year.
The United States is gaining growth
In number of interested and fortune, these are two records since Capgemini began publishing this annual study in 1997.
The United States recorded the strongest growth, with 562,000 additional millionaires, an increase of 7.6%. The country now has 7.9 million. The progression of this wealth was allowed above the increase in stock market prices. In 2024, US Nasdaq, Dow Jones and S&P 500 rates increased their records on Wall Street.
“US actions have continued their upward cycle thanks to the strongest economic growth than expected and an enthusiasm sustained by AI and technological values,” says the company in the study that evaluated 71 countries and uses as a methodology a system of statistical census and a graphical representation called Lorenz curve.
Source: BFM TV
