• U.S. high-net-worth individuals totaled 8.7 million in 2025, the largest national population, using the wealth-management industry's investable-assets definition.
• High-net-worth status starts at $1 million in investable assets, excluding primary residences; thresholds shape advisory services, pricing and private-investment access.
• Ultra-high-net-worth status generally starts at $30 million; about 250,000 people worldwide met that threshold.
• The top 1% of high-net-worth individuals held 34.8% of the group's wealth, highlighting concentration at the industry's upper end.

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