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Here's a look at the minimum net worth needed to join the 1% in select countries as of the end of 2023: • Monaco: $12.88 million • Luxembourg: $10.83 million
For those looking to have a more reasonable goal, a household net worth of $1.17 million will get you into the top 5%, and about $970,000 earning your household a spot in the top 10%.
And if you want to be in the top 1%, you're looking at an income of around $819,324 a year – or about $68,277 a month. See Also: The number of ‘401(k)' Millionaires is up 43% from last year ...
After the Great Recession which started in 2007, the share of total wealth owned by the top 1% of the population grew from 34.6% to 37.1%, and that owned by the top 20% of Americans grew from 85% to 87.7%. The Great Recession also caused a drop of 36.1% in median household wealth but a drop of only 11.1% for the top 1%. [55] [53]
The top 20% of Americans owned 86% of the country's wealth and the bottom 80% of the population owned 14%. In 2011, financial inequality was greater than inequality in total wealth, with the top 1% of the population owning 43%, the next 19% of Americans owning 50%, and the bottom 80% owning 7%. [ 15]
The top .1% owned approximately 22% of the wealth in 2012, versus 7% in 1978. The top 1% share of wealth was at or below 10% from 1950 to 1987. [81] [169] A conflicting estimate found that they held some 15%. [29] The top 400 Americans had net worth of $2 trillion in 2013, more than the bottom 50%. Their average net worth was $5 billion. [277]
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July 30, 2024 at 11:45 AM. ORLANDO, Fla. - SmartAsset, an online financial information and advice tool, has released its 2024 findings on the income required to be considered a top 1% earner in ...