Overview
- Global billionaire wealth reached $15.8 trillion, a 13% increase over 12 months, according to UBS’s 2025 snapshot.
- Assets held by tech billionaires rose about 24% to $3 trillion, with six U.S. tech fortunes up a combined $171 billion linked to AI exposure.
- In the 12 months to April 2025, 91 heirs inherited $297.8 billion, a 36% year-on-year jump despite fewer inheritors.
- UBS estimates at least $5.9 trillion will pass to heirs over 15 years, with regional projections of about $2.8 trillion in the U.S., $1.3 trillion in Europe, $382 billion in India, and $316 billion in China.
- UBS reports 287 new billionaires in 2025, including 196 self-made with 87 from the U.S., while a client survey highlights tariffs, geopolitical tensions, and policy uncertainty as top risks.