A millionaire is an individual whose net worth or wealth is equal to or exceeds one million units of currency . Depending on the currency, a certain level of prestige is associated with being a millionaire. Many national currencies have, or have had at various times, a low unit value, in many cases due to past inflation . It is much easier and less significant to be a millionaire in those currencies, thus a millionaire (in the local currency) in Hong Kong or Taiwan , for example, may be merely averagely wealthy, or perhaps less wealthy than average. A millionaire in Zimbabwe in 2007 could have been extremely poor. Because of this, the term 'millionaire' generally refers to those whose assets total at least one million units of a high-value currency, such as the United States dollar , euro , or pound sterling .
51-538: [REDACTED] Look up millionaire in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. The Millionaire or The Millionairess or The Millionaires may refer to: Stage and screen [ edit ] The Millionaire (1917 film) , a silent comedy film featuring Oliver Hardy The Millionaire (1921 film) , an American silent drama film The Millionaire (1927 film) , directed by Oscar Micheaux The Millionaire (1931 film) ,
102-490: A net worth of at least US$ 5 million. An ultra-high-net-worth individual (UHNWI) holds at least US$ 30 million in investable assets ( adjusted for inflation ). In 2013, there were 211,275 UHNWIs in the world, with a total combined net worth of US$ 29.7 trillion. Billionaires are a special category of UHNWI, having net worth in excess of US$ 1 billion. According to the Billionaire Census 2014, there were 2,325 billionaires in
153-607: A "high-net-worth individual" is a person who is either a "qualified client" under rule 205-3 of the Advisers Act (currently a person with at least $ 1,100,000 managed by the reporting investment adviser, or whose net worth the investment adviser reasonably believes exceeds $ 2,200,000 without counting their primary residence) or who is a "qualified purchaser" as defined in section 2(a)(51)(A) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 ). The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform Act mandates that
204-456: A 1960 romantic comedy starring Peter Sellers and Sophia Loren Music [ edit ] The Millionaires (band) , a Dutch pop group Millionaires (duo) , an American electronic music duo "The Millionaire", member of musical group Combustible Edison "The Millionaire", a 1975 song by the band Dr. Hook Other uses [ edit ] The Millionaire (calculator) , a 19th-century mechanical calculator The Millionaires ,
255-669: A 2002 novel by Brad Meltzer Thurston Howell III , a character on the U.S. television sitcom Gilligan's Island See also [ edit ] [REDACTED] Search for "The Millionaire" , "The Millionairess" , "The Millionaires" , or "The Millionairesses" on Misplaced Pages. Millionaire (disambiguation) All pages with titles beginning with The Millionaire All pages with titles containing The Millionairesses All pages with titles containing The Millionairess All pages with titles containing The Millionaires All pages with titles containing The Millionaire Topics referred to by
306-621: A French term) in a letter of Lord Byron of 1816, then in print in Vivian Grey, a novel of 1826 by Benjamin Disraeli. Earlier English writers also mention the French word, including Sir William Mildmay in 1764. The OED's first print citation is Benjamin Disraeli 's 1826 novel Vivian Grey , The anglicisation millionary was used in 1786 by Thomas Jefferson while serving as Minister to France; he wrote: "The poorest labourer stood on equal ground with
357-514: A comedy film starring George Arliss The Millionaire (1947 film) , a German comedy film The Millionaire (1950 film) , an Egyptian comedy film The Millionaire (TV series) , a 1955–1960 television drama anthology series The Millionaire , a 1978 TV movie starring Martin Balsam , based on the TV series The Millionairess (play) , a 1936 play by George Bernard Shaw The Millionairess ,
408-531: A decline of 14.9% from 2007. The total HNWI wealth worldwide totaled US$ 32.8 trillion, a 19.5% decrease from 2007. The UHNWIs experienced the greater loss, losing 24.6% in population and 23.9% in accumulated wealth. The report revised its 2007 projections that HNWI financial wealth would reach US$ 59.1 trillion by 2012 and revised this downward to a 2013 HNWI wealth valued at $ 48.5 trillion advancing at an annual rate of 8.1%. The "World Ultra Wealth Report", on UHNW populations—those with "$ 30m or more in net worth"—which
459-539: A household definition of UHNW, which places only those with more than $ 100 million liquid financial wealth into the UHNW-category, more than the usual $ 30 million, with which the ultra-category had been created in 2007. They control 5.5% of global financial wealth. 5,000 of them live in the US, followed by China, Britain and Germany. BCG expects the trend toward more concentrated wealth to continue unabated. While financial wealth of
510-450: A net worth of over US$ 1 billion are considered to occupy a special bracket of the UHNWI. These thresholds are broadly used in studies of wealth inequality , government regulation, investment suitability requirements, marketing, financing standards, and general corporate strategy. As of December 2023 , it was estimated that there are just over 16 million HNWIs in the world, according to
561-408: Is multimillionaire , which refers to individuals with net assets of 2 million or more of a currency. There are approximately 584,000 US$ multimillionaires who have net assets of $ 10M+ worldwide in 2017. Roughly 1.5% of US$ millionaires are "ultra-high-net-worth individuals" (ultra-HNWIs), defined as those with a net worth or wealth of $ 30 million or more. There are approximately 226,000 ultra-HNWIs in
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#1732884676429612-430: Is 62 years old, and 89% of the world's billionaires are male. Approximately 68% of them have a bachelor's degree or higher levels of education. UHNWIs are notable players in the field of philanthropy; many have their own private foundations and support a variety of causes, from education to poverty relief. Financial institutions are known for their targeting of UHNWIs, having specific parts of their bank designed to manage
663-545: Is a technical term used in the financial services industry for people who maintain liquid assets at or above a certain threshold. Typically, they are defined as holding financial assets (excluding their primary residence ) valued over US$ 1 million . A secondary level, a very-high-net-worth individual ( VHNWI ), refers to someone with a net worth of at least US$ 5 million. The terminal level, an ultra-high-net-worth individual ( UHNWI ), holds US$ 30 million in investible assets ( adjusted for inflation ). Individuals with
714-418: Is an emerging trend as of 2017. Most global banks, such as Santander , Barclays , BNP Paribas , Citibank , Credit Suisse , Deutsche Bank , HSBC , JPMorgan Chase , and UBS , have a separate business unit with designated teams consisting of client advisors and product specialists exclusively for UHNWI. These clients are often considered to have characteristics similar to institutional investors because
765-428: Is calculated, a million US dollars in 1900 is equivalent to $ 36.6 million (in 2023): Thus one would need to have almost thirty million dollars today to have the purchasing power of a US millionaire in 1900, or more than 100 million dollars to have the same impact on the US economy. Dated ways of describing someone worth n millions are " n -fold millionaire" and "millionaire n times over". Still commonly used
816-502: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages millionaire At the end of 2011, there were around 5.1 million HNWIs in the United States, while at the same time there were 11 million millionaires in a total of 3.5 million millionaire households, including those 5.1 million HNWIs. As of December 2023 , there were estimated to be just over 16 million dollar-millionaires in
867-441: Is female, and of these, only 33% are self-made, as opposed to 70% of male UHNW. According to the same 2013 report, twenty-two percent of self-made UHNW individuals have derived their wealth from finance, banking and investment. Almost 15% of individuals with inherited wealth are engaged in non-profit and social organisations. As of 2014, Asia's growth was expected to continue, and this change in demographics has significant impact on
918-649: Is nearly $ 3 trillion. Some places have a sharp, quantitative increase in seasonal wealthy residents including cities such as Paris and Miami , Rocky Mountains ski towns like Aspen , and various beachfront towns of the French Riviera like Cannes . There is a wide disparity in the estimates of the number of millionaires residing in the United States. A quarterly report prepared by the Economist Intelligence Unit on behalf of Barclays Wealth in 2007 estimated that there were 16.6 million millionaires in
969-421: The 2019 World Ultra Wealth Report published by Wealth-X: There are three different sources compiling these statistics for cities: the most recent data is from Altrata, which found that the four cities with the highest number of ultra-high net worth individuals, as of 2023, were New York City (16,630), Hong Kong (12,546), Los Angeles (8,955), and Tokyo (6,445). Below are previous rankings from Wealth-X and
1020-577: The Knight Frank Wealth Report: The World Ultra Wealth Report 2013 was co-published by Wealth-X and UBS . The fifth edition of the report was published on June 27, 2017. Previous World Ultra Wealth Reports were published independently by Wealth-X, in 2011 and 2012 respectively: The Boston Consulting Group (BCG) 2014 Global Wealth Report shows that liquid wealth of the super-rich, referenced as Ultra-High-Net-Worth households, had increased by 20% in 2013. BCG uses
1071-434: The US. At the end of 2011, there were around 5.1 million HNWIs in the US, while at the same time, there were 11 million millionaires in a total of 3.5 million millionaire households, including those 5.1 million HNWIs. According to TNS Financial Services, as reported by CNN Money, 2 million households in the US alone had a net worth of at least $ 1 million excluding primary residences in 2005. According to TNS, in mid-2006
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#17328846764291122-451: The World's Wealthiest Cities Report 2024 by Henley & Partners . The United States had the highest number of HNWIs (5.5 million) of any country, with California , Texas , New York , Florida , and Illinois domiciling the majority stateside. New York City is the wealthiest and most populous city, with 349,500 HNWIs. UHNWIs constitute only 0.003% of the world's population and hold 13% of
1173-466: The countries with the most Ultra high-net-worth individuals (UHNWI) as of 2023 as per the 2024 Knight Frank's Wealth Report: * indicates "Economy of LOCATION" links. As of December 2023 , New York is the wealthiest city in the world with 350,000 HNWIs according to the World's Wealthiest Cities Report 2024 by Henley & Partners . The amount of wealth held by people in New York City
1224-463: The definition of a qualified client be reviewed every five years and adjusted for inflation. For SEC purposes, a person's net worth may include assets held jointly with their spouse. Unlike the definitions used in the financial and banking trade, the SEC's definition of HNWI includes the value of a person's verifiable non-financial assets, such as a primary residence or art collection. The World Wealth Report
1275-523: The end of 2021. According to The Knight Frank Wealth Report, HNWI can refer to someone with a net worth of at least US$ 1 million, while UHNWI can refer to someone with a net worth of at least US$ 30 million. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission requires all SEC-registered investment advisers to periodically file a report known as Form ADV. Form ADV requires each investment adviser to state how many of their clients are "high-net-worth individuals", among other details; its Glossary of Terms explains that
1326-610: The largest and most in-depth surveys of HNWIs ever conducted, surveying more than 4,400 across 21 major wealth markets in North America, Latin America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Middle East, and Africa. The World Wealth Report has estimated the number and combined investable wealth of high-net-worth individuals as follows (using the United States Consumer Price Index (CPI) Inflation Calculator): Certain products cater to
1377-425: The luxury industry's troubled year with China's luxury spenders, luxury industry experts continued to be optimistic for their long-term performance, especially from UHNWIs. According to Savills and Wealth-X, in 2014, UHNWIs are particularly relevant to the real estate sector, with the total UHNW population's real estate holdings accounting for over US$ 5 trillion by 2014, or 3% of the world's real estate holdings. This
1428-477: The most compact metropolitan area , and also enjoys a concentration of affluence. Singapore has the second-highest concentration, followed by San Jose , the center of Silicon Valley , and the largest city in Northern California. While New York City leads in terms of overall UHNW footprint, London has a similar number of UHNW "second homers" despite a considerably smaller population. Paris features as
1479-427: The number of millionaire US households was 9.3 million, with an increase of half a million since 2005. The study found that half of all millionaire households in the US were headed by retirees. In 2004 the United States saw a "33 percent increase over the 6.2 million households that met that criteria [sic] in 2003", fueled largely by the country's real estate boom. A report by Capgemini for Merrill Lynch on
1530-478: The other hand stated that in 2007 there were approximately 3,028,000 households in the United States who held at least US$ 1 million in financial assets, excluding collectibles , consumables , consumer durables and primary residences. According to TNS Financial Services, Los Angeles County, California , had the highest number of millionaires, totalling over 262,800 households in mid-2006. High-net-worth individual High-net-worth individual ( HNWI )
1581-410: The poorest people have the equivalent total wealth of the few richest in the country. Forbes and Fortune magazines maintain lists of people based on their net worth and are generally considered authorities on the subject. Forbes listed 1,645 dollar billionaires in 2014, with an aggregate net worth of $ 6.4 trillion , an increase from $ 5.4 trillion the previous year (see US-dollar billionaires in
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1632-403: The residence, greater than a million US dollars): According to wealth research group Wealth-X that released its latest UHNW Cities report, showing the residential footprint of the world's top ultra-high net worth (UHNW) individual cities. Excluding Monaco – which has very high UHNWI density – Geneva has the highest density of super-wealthy people per capita in the world. The city is known as
1683-427: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title The Millionaire . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Millionaire&oldid=1191157564 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
1734-408: The second-highest European city, after London, Wealth-X said. Among suburbs and smaller towns, Beverly Hills has the highest overall number of UHNW residents, and Aspen has the highest concentration on a per capita basis, the report showed. Ultra-high net worth individuals are defined by Wealth-X as those whose total net worth is higher than $ 30 million ( R 400 million). The following is a list of
1785-417: The sub-millionaires is expected to increase by 3.7% annually until 2019, the expected growth rate for the super-rich is 9.1%. By 2013, 65% of the world's UHNW population was self-made, as opposed to 19% who had inherited their fortune and 16% who had inherited and grown their wealth. These proportions change dramatically by gender. In the 2013 report, it was revealed that only 12% of the world's UHNW population
1836-401: The various organizations that target UHNW individuals, such as luxury companies, financial institutions, charities and universities. The following is a list of the countries with the most Ultra high-net-worth individuals (UHNWI) as of 2023 as per the 2024 Knight Frank's Wealth Report: The Billionaire Census is a co-publication of Wealth-X and UBS. In 2013 for example, the average net worth of
1887-404: The vast majority of their net worth and current income is derived from passive sources rather than labor . By 2006, asset managers working for HNW individuals invested more than £300 billion on behalf of their clients. These wealth managers are bankers who in 2006, earned multimillion-pound salaries and owned their own companies and equity funds. In 2006, a list of the 50 top investment bankers
1938-556: The wealth of their UHNW clients. In addition, research on the UHNW is particularly important with upcoming intergenerational wealth transfers in the UHNW population. For example, as of 2014, luxury companies typically target UHNW as a separate segment of their clientele. Daily Finance in 2014, projected that growth in Asia's UHNW population looked promising for the future of the luxury industry. The India's Economic Times said in 2014 that, despite
1989-480: The wealthiest Millionary". While millionaires constitute only a small percentage of the population, they hold substantial control over economic resources, with the most powerful and prominent individuals usually ranking among them. The total amount of money held by millionaires can equal the amount of money held by a far higher number of poor people. The Gini coefficient , and other measures in economics, estimated for each country, are useful for determining how many of
2040-407: The wealthy, whose conspicuous consumption of luxury goods and services includes, for example: mansions , yachts , first-class airline tickets and private jets , and personal umbrella insurance . As economic growth has made historically expensive items affordable for the middle-class, purchases have trended towards intangible products such as education. In the United States, concierge medicine
2091-543: The world ). According to a report by Hurun, a market research firm based in China, the global billionaire population stood at 3,381 in 2022. Sixteen percent of millionaires inherited their fortunes. Forty-seven percent of millionaires are business owners. Twenty-three percent of the world's millionaires got that way through paid work, consisting mostly of skilled professionals or managers. Millionaires are, on average, 61-years-old with $ 3.05 million in assets. Depending on how it
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2142-430: The world according to the World's Wealthiest Cities Report 2024 by Henley & Partners . The United States had the highest number of millionaires (5.5 million) of any country, whilst New York is the wealthiest city with 349,500 millionaires. In countries that use the short scale number naming system, a billionaire is someone who has at least a thousand times a million dollars, euros or pounds. The word "millionaire"
2193-415: The world in 2017, according to Wealth-X. The rising prevalence of people possessing ever increasing quantities of wealth has given rise to additional terms to further differentiate millionaires. Individuals with net assets of 100 million or more of a currency are commonly termed centimillionaires, or more rarely hectomillionaires . High-net-worth individuals (those with financial assets, not including
2244-428: The world's billionaire is US$ 3 billion, with a liquidity on average of 18% of net worth. 60% of the world's billionaires are self-made, 20% have inherited their fortune and 20% have both inherited and grown their wealth. 18% of the world's billionaires have derived their wealth from finance, banking and investment; as opposed to 9% from industrial conglomerates and 7% from the real estate industry. The average billionaire
2295-455: The world's total wealth. In 2017, 226,450 people were designated as UHNWI, with their combined total wealth increasing to $ 27 trillion. High-net-worth individual (HNWI) refers to people who maintain assets at or above a certain threshold. Typically, they are defined as holding financial assets (excluding their primary residence ) with a value over US$ 1 million . A secondary level, a very-high-net-worth individual (VHNWI), refers to someone with
2346-550: The world, with a combined net worth of US$ 7.3 trillion. In 2014, they represented just over 1% of the world's UHNW population and 24% of the world's UHNW total wealth. The June 27, 2017 "World Ultra Wealth Report" analysed the state of the world's ultra-high-net-worth (UHNW) population, or those with $ 30m or more in net worth. In 2017, the number of UHNWIs globally grew 3.5% to 226,450. Their combined total wealth increased by 1.5% to $ 27 trillion. According to Credit Suisse, there were 264,200 UHNWIs with net worth above US$ 50 million at
2397-418: The world. UHNW individuals "have, on average, eight cars and three or four homes. Three-quarters own a jet aircraft and most have a yacht." As of December 2022 , New York is the wealthiest city in the world with 340,000 HNWIs according to the World's Wealthiest Cities Report 2023 by Henley & Partners : The following list is a list of the cities with the most $ US millionaires as of December 2018 per
2448-518: Was apparently coined in French in 1719 to describe speculators in the Mississippi Bubble who earned millions of livres in weeks before the bubble burst. The standard French spelling is now millionnaire , though the earliest reference uses a single n . The word was first used (as millionnaire, double "n") in French in 1719 by Steven Fentiman, and is first recorded in English (millionaire, as
2499-581: Was co-published by Merrill Lynch and Capgemini , previously known as Cap Gemini Ernst & Young who worked together since 1993, investigating the "needs of high-net-worth individuals" to "successfully serve this market segment". Their first annual World Wealth Report was published in 1996. The World Wealth Report defines HNWIs as those who hold at least US$ 1 million in assets excluding primary residence and UHNWIs as those who hold at least US$ 30 million in assets excluding primary residence. The report states that in 2008 there were 8.6 million HNWIs worldwide,
2550-613: Was published by the Spear's Wealth Management Survey . Certain magazines, such as Monocle , Robb Report , and Worth , are designed for a high net worth audience. By 2012, according to Reuters , the UHNW individuals held $ 32 trillion in offshore havens, representing $ 280 billion in lost income tax revenues. Brands in various sectors, such as Bentley , Maybach , and Rolls-Royce actively target UHNWI and HNWI to sell their products. In 2006, Rolls-Royce researchers suggested there were 80,000 people in ultra-high-net-worth category around
2601-487: Was published on June 27, 2017, "this year revealed global growth of 3.5% to 226,450 individuals and a 1.5% increase of their total combined wealth to $ 27 trillion." The 2018 World Wealth Report was jointly produced by Capgemini and RBC Wealth Management and included, for the first time, the Global HNW Insights Survey produced in collaboration with Scorpio Partnership. The inaugural survey represented one of
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