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5,000 ultra-rich Germans own over a quarter of financial wealth

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According to the new “BCG Global Wealth Report 2026”, the number of ultra-rich people in Germany is rising sharply – and so is inequality.

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Topics 3

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What happened

According to the new “BCG Global Wealth Report 2026”, the number of ultra-rich people in Germany is rising sharply – and so is inequality.

Why it matters

Global private financial wealth grew by 7.4% in 2025 – significantly outpacing inflation, which remained below 3% in each of the major economic areas.

Common ground

That is according to the ‘Global Wealth Report 2026’ published on Wednesday by the management consultancy Boston Consulting Group (BCG).

Perspective signals

The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 13 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Global private financial wealth grew by 7.4% in 2025”
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Two independent web search results explicitly state that global private financial wealth grew by 7.4% in 2025 according to the BCG report.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Global may refer to:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — A global city (also known as a power city, world city, alpha city, or world center) is a city that serves as a primary node in the global economic network. The concept originates from geography and ur…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_city
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Globalization is the process of increasing interdependence and integration among the economies, markets, societies, and cultures of different countries worldwide. It can be attributed to a series of f…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Globalization
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Claim 2: “More than half of this is held in real assets – primarily in property”
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The claim that more than half of Germany's wealth is held in real assets/property appears in the same single source as claim 3.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — As defined by the German Federal Institute for Research on Building, Urban Affairs and Spatial Development, a Großstadt (large city) is a city with more than 100,000 inhabitants. As of today, 80 citie…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_cities_in_Germany_by_p…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — "More, More, More" is a song written by Gregg Diamond and recorded by American artist Andrea True (credited to her recording project Andrea True Connection). It was released in February 1976 by Buddah…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/More,_More,_More
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — "More German than the Germans" was a satirical or pejorative phrase used to describe the extreme degree of cultural assimilation among German Jews prior to World War II and the Holocaust. Originally, …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/More_German_than_the_Germans
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Claim 3: “BCG refers to people with financial assets of more than $100 million (€85.9mn) as ‘super-rich’ or ‘Ultra High Net Worth Individuals’ (UHNWIs)”
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The definition of UHNWIs as those with financial assets of more than $100 million is explicitly stated in one web search result citing BCG.
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web search NEUTRAL — Boston Consulting Group, Inc. (BCG) is an American global management consulting firm founded in 1963 and headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. It is one of the "Big Three" (also known as "MBB", repr…
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boston_Consulting_Group
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web search NEUTRAL — Mar 21, 2025 · BCG treatment delivers immunotherapy drugs through a catheter directly to your bladder. It’s the main immunotherapy used to treat early-stage bladder cancer.
https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/treatments/17908-bacil…
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web search NEUTRAL — Boston Consulting Group partners with leaders in business and society to tackle their most important challenges and capture their greatest opportunities. BCG was the pioneer in business strategy ...
https://www.linkedin.com/company/boston-consulting-group/
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Claim 4: “A further 25% is tied up in life insurance policies and pensions”
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Claim 5: “the ‘Global Wealth Report 2026’ published on Wednesday by the management consultancy Boston Consulting Group (BCG)”
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A web search result explicitly confirms that Boston Consulting Group (BCG) released its '2026 Global Wealth Report' on Wednesday, May 27.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Boston Consulting Group, Inc. (BCG) is an American global management consulting firm founded in 1963 and headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. It is one of the "Big Three" (also known as "MBB", repr…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boston_Consulting_Group
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Mercer is an American consulting firm founded in 1945. It is one of the four operating subsidiaries of global professional services firm Marsh McLennan (NYSE: MRSH). Mercer is headquartered in New Yor…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercer_(consulting_firm)
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The inequality of wealth (i.e., inequality in the distribution of assets) has substantially increased in the United States since the late 1980s. Wealth commonly includes the values of any homes, autom…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wealth_inequality_in_the_Unite…
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Claim 6: “the roughly 5,000 super-rich account for 27.3% of all financial wealth in Germany”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results to support the claim that 5,000 super-rich account for 27.3% of financial wealth in Germany.
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Claim 7: “around 66 million people in Germany with financial assets of less than 250,000 US dollars”
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Claim 8: “the approximately 769,000 dollar millionaires – people with financial assets of between one and $100 million (€85.9mn) – together own 25.5%”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results to support the claim regarding 769,000 dollar millionaires owning 25.5% of wealth.
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Claim 9: “Worldwide, there are just under 97,000 super-rich individuals, more than a third of whom live in the United States”
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The provided evidence discusses UHNWIs globally and in specific regions, but does not mention the specific number '97,000' or the 'one-third in the US' statistic.
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web search NEUTRAL — The global pool of ultra-high-net-worth individuals (UHNWI) has skyrocketed 75% in five years. In 2021 alone, it jumped 9.3%.
https://www.visualcapitalist.com/worlds-ultra-wealthy-popula…
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web search NEUTRAL — In 2025, the term Ultra-High-Net-Worth Individual (UHNWI) is having a moment, not just in finance circles but across legal, philanthropic, and geopolitical domains.
https://andsimple.co/insights/the-uhnwi-of-today/
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web search NEUTRAL — Indeed, the data shows that another 54% of Latin UHNWIs are considering a second citizenship, as are 42% of those in former Soviet states, 32% in Africa, and 29% in the Middle East.
https://www.imidaily.com/editors-picks/71300-uhnwis-already-…
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Claim 10: “inflation, which remained below 3% in each of the major economic areas. In Germany, it stood at 2.2%”
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While one source confirms Germany's inflation was 2.2% in March 2025, there is no evidence provided to corroborate that inflation remained below 3% in *each* of the major economic areas for the whole period.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Following the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, a worldwide surge in inflation began in mid-2021 and lasted until mid-2022. Many countries saw their highest inflation rates in decades. It has be…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2021–2023_inflation_surge
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — A federal election was held in Germany on 23 February 2025 to elect the 630 members of the 21st Bundestag, down from 736 in 2021 due to reforms in seat distribution. The 2025 election took place seven…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_German_federal_election
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Hyperinflation affected the German Papiermark, the currency of the Weimar Republic, between 1921 and 1923, primarily in 1923. The German currency had seen significant inflation during the First World …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyperinflation_in_the_Weimar_R…
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Claim 11: “roughly one third of Germany’s financial wealth is still held in cash and in current, fixed-term and savings accounts”
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Claim 12: “In Germany, this group now comprises around 5,000 people – roughly 1,100 more than a year earlier”
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The specific count of 5,000 UHNWIs in Germany and the increase of 1,100 is reported in one web search result.
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web search NEUTRAL — 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.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High-net-worth_individual
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web search NEUTRAL — BCG refers to people with financial assets of more than 100 million US dollars as ‘super-rich’ or ‘Ultra High Net Worth Individuals’ (UHNWIs). In Germany, this group now comprises around 5,000 people …
https://sg.finance.yahoo.com/news/5-000-ultra-rich-hold-0701…
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web search NEUTRAL — The number of people with at least $30 million (€25.7m) in wealth — known as ultra-high-net-worth individuals or UHNWIs — rose by 26% in Europe over the last five years.Germany leads Europe with 38,21…
https://www.euronews.com/business/2026/05/06/europes-ultra-r…
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Claim 13: “In Germany, total wealth as of the reporting date of 31 December 2025 amounted to around $23.3 trillion (€20tr)”
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The specific figure of $23.3 trillion (€20tr) for Germany's total wealth as of December 31, 2025, is mentioned in one web search result, but not corroborated by others.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — December is the 12th and final month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian calendars. Its length is 31 days. December's name derives from the Latin word decem (meaning 10) because it was originall…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/December
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — A federal election for the third Reichstag of the Weimar Republic was held in Germany on 7 December 1924. The parties of the far left and far right suffered significant losses in the voting, while the…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/December_1924_German_federal_e…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Western and Central Europe. It lies between the Baltic Sea and the North Sea to the north with the Alps to the south. Its sixteen c…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany
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