# Wealth-X publishes World Ultra Wealth-Report 2012-13

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2012/09/17/wealthx-publishes-world-ultra-wealthreport-201213/
- Published: 2012-09-17T09:58:26+01:00
- Author: Howard Lake

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Ultra high net worth (UHNW) prospecting and intelligence specialists Wealth-X has
published the second annual edition of its World Ultra Wealth-Report.

The report considers only individuals with a net worth of US $30 million or more.

## Global

• There are now 187,380 people in the ultra wealthy bracket, an increase of 0.6%
over the previous year. Their combined wealth, however, shrank by 1.8% to US$25.8
trillion.

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• Their total wealth still surpasses the combined GDP of the USA and China by US
$3.5 trillion.

• There are now 2,160 billionaires in the world, an increase of 9.4%. Their combined
wealth has grown by 14% to US$6.2 trillion.

## Europe

• There are 53,440 ultra wealthy people, a drop of 1.9%.

• They have a combined wealth of $6.95 trillion, a drop of 2.7%

## UK

• In the UK, there are 10,515 ultra high net worth individuals.

• They have a combined wealth of $1.325 trillion, a rise of 3.7%.

• There are 140 individuals with a wealth of at least $1 billion, and 5,490 with
a wealth of between $30 million to $49 million.

The report also includes other more detailed information, including a state-by-state
analysis in the USA, with California at the top of the league, and New York leading
as the city with the highest number of ultra wealthy people.

http://wealthx.com/wealthreport/

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