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The family's accumulated wealth has been divided among many descendants, only one of which (Benjamin de Rothschild) was officially recognized as a billionaire. Determining the family's exact wealth has been deemed implausible; [59] conspiracy theories claiming the family is worth trillions of dollars have not been proven. [60] [61]
The American upper class can be broken down into two groups: people of substantial means with a history of family wealth going back a century or more (called "old money") and families who have acquired their wealth more recently (e.g. fewer than 100 years), sometimes referred to as "new money".
Top 1%: $1,199,812 As you can see, you need an income well over three times the national average to crack the top 10%. It takes another $140,000 on top of that to make the top 5%.
The latest Federal Reserve survey data found that the median U.S. family net worth is approximately $192,900 ... A net worth of $62M. The top 0.1% of Americans represent the pinnacle of wealth ...
For those looking to have a more reasonable goal, a household net worth of $1.17 million will get you into the top 5%, and about $970,000 earning your household a spot in the top 10%.
In 2014 a record breaking net worth of $80.7 trillion was achieved. [64] The income disparities even within the top 1.5% are quite drastic. [65] While households in the top 1.5% of households had incomes exceeding $250,000, 443% above the national median, their incomes were still 2200% lower than those of the top 0.1% of households.
The average wealth of the top 0.9% is around $21.83 million – while the top 0.1% have an approximate net worth of $158.65 million, according to Federal Reserve Economic data. Don't miss
According to Kiplinger data, to be in the top 1% of wealth in the U.S. in 2024, one must have a net worth of about $11.6 million. That's up significantly from past years, showing just how ...