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World Inequality Report: 60,000 Control 75% Wealth

12/10/2025

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The World Inequality Report 2026 highlights wealth concentration.
Fewer than 60,000 individuals control three times the bottom half's wealth.
The richest 10% own 75% of global wealth.
The poorest half holds 2%.
The report calls for urgent action to reduce inequality, including a global tax on the ultra-wealthy to fund education in low-income countries.

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Story summary

The World Inequality Report 2026 highlights wealth concentration.
Fewer than 60,000 individuals control three times the bottom half's wealth.
The richest 10% own 75% of global wealth.
The poorest half holds 2%.
The report calls for urgent action to reduce inequality, including a global tax on the ultra-wealthy to fund education in low-income countries.