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US Billionaire Wealth Hits $20.1 Trillion, Up 40% in Two Years

6/10/2026

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U.S. billionaire wealth reached $20.1 trillion, roughly one-fifth of global annual output.
The total rose from $4.5 trillion fifteen years ago to $14.2 trillion in 2024 and $20.1 trillion now.
Billionaire wealth grew 40 percent in just two years.
Roughly one-third of the nearly 3,000 billionaires live in the United States.
Gabriel Zucman, director of the EU-funded International Tax Observatory, said recent U.S. tax law changes largely benefited the richest families and stockholders.

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Story summary

U.S. billionaire wealth reached $20.1 trillion, roughly one-fifth of global annual output.
The total rose from $4.5 trillion fifteen years ago to $14.2 trillion in 2024 and $20.1 trillion now.
Billionaire wealth grew 40 percent in just two years.
Roughly one-third of the nearly 3,000 billionaires live in the United States.
Gabriel Zucman, director of the EU-funded International Tax Observatory, said recent U.S. tax law changes largely benefited the richest families and stockholders.