Family Office and Private Wealth Statistics 2026

This is the single reference page for the numbers that define private wealth in 2026. It gathers the headline figures from across our detailed statistics pages, so you can see the whole landscape at a glance, then follow any thread to the full data. Every figure names its source and year, because in this field the definition behind a number matters as much as the number itself.

Figures checked against their sources on 12 October 2026. Where reports disagree, it is usually because they measure different things; the detailed pages explain how.

How to read these numbers

Two habits prevent almost every error people make with wealth statistics. First, check the definition: "millionaire" can mean net worth (UBS counts about 57.5 million) or investable assets (Capgemini counts about 25.3 million), and the two are not comparable. Second, check the year and whether a figure is a survey result, a model or a projection. Throughout these pages, established survey results, modelled estimates and forecasts are labelled as such. Treat every total as an order of magnitude, not a precise fact.

Wealth and millionaires

Global personal wealth grew 10.8 percent in 2025 in dollar terms, against 4.6 percent in 2024, adding nearly a million new millionaires (UBS, 2026). There are about 57.5 million millionaires, 556,850 ultra high net worth individuals holding 63.8 trillion dollars (Altrata, 2026), and 3,428 billionaires worth 20.1 trillion (Forbes, 1 March 2026).

Full data: High-Net-Worth Individuals Statistics →

Family offices

Roughly 8,030 single family offices exist worldwide (broader counts reach 20,000), projected to grow toward 10,720 by 2030. They manage an estimated 3.1 trillion dollars, with the average participating office running about 1.3 billion dollars, a 307-office survey panel average rather than the market median. North America holds around 40 percent, and Asia Pacific has overtaken Europe by number of offices (Deloitte, 2024).

Full data: Family Office Statistics →

Private equity

Buyout deal value rose 44 percent to 904 billion dollars in 2025 and exits rose 47 percent to 717 billion, yet distributions stayed near 14 percent of NAV and about 32,000 unsold companies worth 3.8 trillion dollars remain in portfolios (Bain, 2026). That backlog is why secondaries reached a record 240 billion dollars, up 48 percent (McKinsey, 2026).

Full data: Private Equity Statistics →

Venture capital

Venture funding was about 440 billion dollars in 2025, then 679 billion dollars from January to September 2026, the highest first three quarters on record. Artificial intelligence took about 80 percent of funding in the first quarter of 2026 and 64 percent in the third, and the United States took between 57 and 83 percent depending on the quarter (Crunchbase).

Full data: Venture Capital Statistics →

Hedge funds

The hedge fund industry manages roughly 4 to 4.5 trillion dollars. It enters 2026 with strong momentum after returns in double figures in both 2024 and 2025 and its highest inflows in almost two decades, as investors seek liquid, uncorrelated returns.

Full data: Hedge Fund Statistics →

Private credit

Private credit managed about 2.1 trillion dollars in 2024 (Preqin) and is forecast to reach about 4.5 trillion by 2030 (Preqin; BlackRock), built on the lending gap banks left behind. Its fundraising is concentrating fast: funds of 5 billion dollars or more took 56.9 percent of capital raised in the first half of 2026 (PitchBook).

Full data: Private Credit Statistics →

The number behind all the others

Every figure on this page points toward one event: the largest wealth transfer in history, an estimated 124 trillion dollars of US household wealth changing hands through 2048, about 105 trillion to heirs and 18 trillion to charity (Cerulli, December 2024). That single wave is what the entire private wealth industry, from family offices to private markets, is positioning to capture and preserve. For how families organise to do exactly that, start with What Is a Family Office?