More than ** percent of the world's ultra wealthy individuals (UHNW) consider their own wealth to be self-made, as of 2020. By comparison, less than ***** percent inherited their wealth, with the remainder asserting a combination of inheritance and their own effort.
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Calaméo. (August 29, 2023). Distribution of sources of wealth for ultra wealthy individuals around the world in 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 04, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/935495/ultra-wealthy-individuals-sources-wealth/
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