Wealth Report

NSDL's listing deadline extended; Wealth Company MF to unveil 4 schemes

Manufacturer of gold jewellery Shanti Gold International on Tuesday fixed a price band of ₹189-199 per equity share for its upcoming ₹ 360 crore initial public offering (IPO)

Where rich live in USA: New York tops, but Scottsdale leads wealth boom

New York City remains the undisputed leader, home to the highest number of millionaires globally (384,500), including 818 centi-millionaires and 66 billionaires.

How much prime property can $1 mn buy? Only 99 sq m in Mumbai, says report

US$ 1 million can buy 99 sq m in Mumbai, 208 sq m in Delhi and 370 sq m in Bengaluru: Knight Frank's The Wealth Report 2025

Global billionaire wealth soars three times faster by $2 trn in 2024: Oxfam

Billionaire wealth across the globe surged by USD 2 trillion in 2024 to USD 15 trillion at a rate three times faster than the previous year, a study showed on Monday here as the richest of the world began to assemble for their annual jamboree in this ski resort town. In its flagship inequity report released every year on the first day of the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting, Oxfam International contrasted the huge jump in the billionaire wealth with the number of people living in poverty barely having changed since 1990. Wealth of billionaires in Asia increased by USD 299 billion in 2024, Oxfam said while predicting that there will be at least five trillionaires within a decade from now. The year 2024 saw 204 new billionaires getting minted -- an average of nearly four every week. Asia itself got 41 new billionaires in the year. In its report titled 'Takers, not Makers', Oxfam said the richest 1 per cent in the Global North extracted USD 30 million an hour from the Global South

Wealth of richest 185 Indians surges past $1 trillion, one woman in top 10

A report by Fortune India-Waterfield Advisors said that the wealth of dollar billionaires in India jumped 50 per cent in just under three years

US is world leader in wealth creation: Here are its wealthiest and priciest cities

he USA is currently home to 37% of the world's millionaires: some 5.5 million high-net-worth individuals (HNWIs) who hold over USD 1 million in liquid investable assets

Assets of Chhattisgarh, Telangana MLAs surge; crorepati count rises

Crorepati winning candidates: Out of 119, 114 (96%) are crorepatis, that is with financial assets of Rs 1 crore or more compared to 106 (89%) MLAs five years back

Indian UHNIs dip 7.5% to 12,069 in 2022, to rise to 19,119 in 5 yrs: Report

Number of ultra-high-net-worth individuals in India, having net worth of over USD 30 million, fell 7.5 per cent last year to 12,069 but will rise to 19,119 in the next five years, according to Knight Frank. India's billionaire population rose to 161 in 2022 from 145 in the previous year and is estimated to rise to 195 individuals by 2027. Real estate consultant Knight Frank's on Wednesday released 'The Wealth Report 2023'. "India's ultra-high-net-worth individuals (UHNWI) with net worth over USD 30 million is estimated to rise by 58.4 per cent in the next five years from 12,069 in 2022 to 19,119 individuals in 2027," the consultant said. The Indian high-net-worth individual (HNI) population, with asset value of USD 1 million and more, increased to 7,97,714 last year from 7,63,674 in 2021. The number of HNIs will rise to 16,57,272 by 2027. In 2022, the global population of UHNWIs declined by 3.8 per cent, after a record climb of 9.3 per cent in 2021, as the wealth and the investme

Here's how much wealth you need to join the richest 1% across globe

Switzerland and Australia have the next highest entry points to the 1%, requiring net worth of $6.6 million and $5.5 million, respectively, according to data released Wednesday

Wealth of 9 in every 10 ultra-rich Indians rose in '22: Knight Frank report

This was more than the global average where 4 in every 10 UHNWI saw wealth growth

Global wealth up 9.8% YoY at $463.6 trn in 2021; India, China lead the way

India, Credit Suisse said, saw a 12 per cent year-on-year (YoY) rise in total household wealth in 2021 to $14,225 billion

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Wealth-income mismatch: The curious case of India's missing millionaires

While India had 764,000 dollar-millionaires in 2019 by one account, just 316,000 filed tax returns declaring income of over $75,000. Large-scale I-T evasion may still be taking place, notes T N Ninan

Financial wealth in India jumps 11% in pandemic year to $3.4 trn: Report

The 11 per cent growth in financial wealth was at par with the compounded annual growth rate for the five years to 2020, the report by BCG said

633,000 'New Middle Class' households In India: Hurun India report

These households have average saving of Rs 20-lakh per annum and allocate mostly towards physical assets such as primary residential property and automobiles

India adds 40 billionaires in 2020; Adani, Ambani see wealth jump: Report

Forty Indians entered the billionaires' club in the pandemic-stricken 2020 to take the number of those in the coveted list to 177 people, a report said on Tuesday.

Reliance emerges as biggest wealth creator over last 25 years, finds study

Most of the gains came in the last five years, shows Motilal Oswal's annual wealth creation report

Average wealth expectancy of affluent Indians is Rs 3.6 crore: Report

On an average, this would give the affluent class Rs 93,000 to live on per month during retirement, which is less than both their current income and wealth aspirations

India's emergence as leading power

Geopolitical factors favour rise of the country as a rival centre of power co-existing, competing, and collaborating with other major powers

Infographic: How Indian household's wealth compares with global averages

Compared to a 1.4% rise in global wealth, India has seen a contraction of 0.8%; Indian household wealth is unevenly spread with an average $10,000 falling to the share of 96% of the country's adults