Research
May 19, 2020
Wealth-X's new report "A Decade of Wealth" explores the trends in global wealth from 2010-2019. Image courtesy of Wealth-X
By Dianna Dilworth
Worldwide wealth and the wealthy population increased by more than 50 percent over the last decade and the number of global millionaires doubled between 2005 and 2019 to more than 25 million individuals. But the current crisis leaves the future uncertain.
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