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US to remain world’s ultra-rich hot spot

NEW DELHI: The US will remain the global hot spot for the world’s super-rich in the near future even as the fortunes of Asia’s wealthy continue to grow, according to research from Boston Consulting Group.
The number of ultra-high-net-worth individuals in the US will increase 36% to about 28,000 in 2025 compared with last year, the firm said in its 2021 Global Wealth Report released Thursday.
Read AlsoWorld’s richest face tax squeeze after 40% run-up in fortunesThe world’s wealthiest 500 individuals are now worth $8.4 trillion, up more than 40% while Covid began its devastation.
Meanwhile, the economy’s biggest winners, the tech corporations that created many of these vast fortunes, pay lower tax rates than grocery clerks, and their mega-wealthy foundersChina and India should lead percentage growth of fortunes worth $100 million or more for the same period by almost doubling the number of ultra-wealthy individuals to 13,600 and 1,400, respectively, according to the report.
There are currently 60,000 ultra-high-net-worth individuals worldwide with a combined $22 trillion.

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