500 Super-Rich Austrians Own Almost 40 Percent of the Assets
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The wealth of Austrians grew significantly in 2025. The unequal distribution remains strong: only around 500 super-rich people combine 39 percent of Austrian financial assets. Driven by strong stock exchanges, the total net assets rose by 15.8 percent to 2.9 trillion US dollars (2.5 trillion euros) according to the "Global Wealth Report" of the Boston Consulting Group (BCG). Private financial assets increased by 15.2 percent to 1.2 trillion doll…
The scissors between the rich and the poor remain wide open.
In 2025, the total wealth of Austrians will have increased to €2.5 trillion. This figure has 13 digits. Wealth includes stocks, cash, and real estate. Excluding real estate, the total wealth in Austria amounts to approximately €1.2 trillion. Around 500 extremely wealthy individuals own almost €480 billion of this.
Just 500 people in Austria own almost 40 percent of all wealth, according to a new global wealth report by the Boston Consulting Group, published in Austria's Der Standard. The research shows that wealth concentration is continuing to grow, and the wealth gap is expected to widen further in the future.
VIENNA. Only around 500 super rich unite 39 percent of the Austrian financial system.
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