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 reflect the most recent reports available in 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 (Altrata counts 41.3 million) or investable assets (Capgemini counts 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 exceeds 500 trillion dollars and grew 10.8 percent in 2025, the fastest pace since 2017, adding nearly a million new millionaires. There are about 57.5 million millionaires, roughly 510,810 ultra-high-net-worth individuals holding 59.8 trillion dollars, and around 3,028 billionaires worth 16.1 trillion.

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; Asia-Pacific is growing fastest.

Full data: Family Office Statistics →

Private equity

Private equity manages roughly 4 trillion dollars, within total private markets of about 15 trillion. It sits on near-record dry powder (globally around 2.6 trillion at its peak) while distributions hit their lowest recorded level in 2025, which is why the secondaries market jumped 48 percent.

Full data: Private Equity Statistics →

Venture capital

Venture funding was about 440 billion dollars in 2025, then a record 510 billion in the first half of 2026 alone. Artificial intelligence took well over half of all funding and about 80 percent in early 2026, and the United States accounts for roughly two-thirds of the total.

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 double-digit returns 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 exceeded 1.7 trillion dollars in 2024 and is forecast to reach roughly 2.8 trillion by 2028, one of the fastest-growing asset classes in finance, built on the lending gap banks left behind.

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 84 trillion dollars of US household wealth passing between generations by 2045 (Cerulli). 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?