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Economy in crisis? India had 175,000 millionaire homes in 2013!

Last updated on: June 10, 2014 18:28 IST

Image: The Boston Consulting Group's 14th annual report on the global wealth-management industry 'Riding a Wave of Growth: Global Wealth 2014' said global private financial wealth grew by 14.6 per cent in 2013 to reach a total of $152 trillion.
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India had 175,000 millionaire households in 2013, ranking 15th in the world, according to a wealth report which said the total number of millionaire households in the world rose to 16.3 million last year.

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Economy in crisis? India had 175,000 millionaire homes in 2013!

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The Boston Consulting Group's 14th annual report on the global wealth-management industry 'Riding a Wave of Growth: Global Wealth 2014' said global private financial wealth grew by 14.6 per cent in 2013 to reach a total of $152 trillion.

The rise was stronger than in 2012, when global wealth grew by 8.7 per cent.

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Economy in crisis? India had 175,000 millionaire homes in 2013!

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The key drivers, for the second consecutive year, were the performance of equity markets.

India ranked 15th last year and had 175,000 millionaire households.

Its position improved slightly from 2012 when it had ranked 16 in the world for its number of millionaire households.

India is projected to become the seventh wealthiest nation by 2018.

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Economy in crisis? India had 175,000 millionaire homes in 2013!

Image: A woman fills her trolley with retail products as she shops at a Hypercity department store, one of Mumbai's largest.
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The number of ultra-high-net-worth households in India, those with $100 million or more, stood at 284 last year.

The total number of millionaire households reached 16.3 million in 2013, up strongly from 13.7 million in 2012 and representing 1.1 per cent of all households globally.

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Economy in crisis? India had 175,000 millionaire homes in 2013!

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The US had the highest number of millionaire households at 7.1 million, as well as the highest number of new millionaires at 1.1 million.

Robust wealth creation in China was reflected by its rise in millionaire households from 1.5 million in 2012 to 2.4 million in 2013, surpassing Japan.

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Economy in crisis? India had 175,000 millionaire homes in 2013!

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The number of millionaire households in Japan fell from 1.5 million to 1.2 million, driven by the 15 per cent fall in the yen against the dollar.

"As the debate over the global polarisation of wealth rages on, one thing is certain: more people are becoming wealthy," the report said.

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Economy in crisis? India had 175,000 millionaire homes in 2013!

Image: A key driver in the rise of private wealth in the Asia-Pacific region has been strong GDP growth over the past five years, especially in China, India, and Indonesia.
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As in previous years, North America at $50.3 trillion and Western Europe at $37.9 trillion remained the wealthiest regions in the world, followed closely by Asia-Pacific at $37 trillion.

A key driver in the rise of private wealth in the Asia-Pacific region has been strong GDP growth over the past five years, especially in China, India, and Indonesia, the report said.

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Economy in crisis? India had 175,000 millionaire homes in 2013!

Image: The growth of private wealth was driven primarily by returns on existing assets.
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Globally, the amount of wealth held privately rose by $19.3 trillion in 2013, nearly twice the increase of $10.7 trillion seen in 2012.

The growth of private wealth was driven primarily by returns on existing assets.

The highest density of millionaire households was in Qatar (175 out of every 1,000 households), followed by Switzerland (127) and Singapore (100).

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Economy in crisis? India had 175,000 millionaire homes in 2013!

Image: he US had the largest number of billionaires, but the highest density of billionaire households was in Hong Kong (15.3 per million), followed by Switzerland (8.5 per million).
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The US had the largest number of billionaires, but the highest density of billionaire households was in Hong Kong (15.3 per million), followed by Switzerland (8.5 per million).

At an expected growth of 9.1 per cent over the next five years, UHNW households are projected to hold 13 trillion dollars in wealth by the end of 2018.

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