In Numbers: Ultra Wealthy Women 2022

The global population of ultra-high-net-worth UHNW) individuals—those who have a net worth of over 30 million each—declined by 6%, to 392,410 people in the first half of 2022, according to Altrata’s World Ultra Wealth Report. Their combined net worth also fell by 11% to 41.8 trillion. The gender gap in wealth is still significant. Here are some numbers about the world’s UHNW women.

° 10.8%

Only 10.8% of the global UHNW population are women. The World Economic Forum’s Global Gender Gap Report 2022 suggested that this disadvantage is due to gender pay gaps, unequal career progression trajectories, gender gaps in financial literacy, and life events.

° 63.6

The average age of ultra-wealthy women is 63.6 years, but the figure is slightly higher among UHNW men at 64.8 years.

° 25.3%

25.3% of ultra-wealthy women inherited their wealth. This includes the world’s top two wealthiest women: Francoise Bettencourt Meyers family and Alice Walton, whose net worths were 75.1 billion and 59.8 billion, respectively, as of December 12, according to Forbes.