Wealth Held, Top 1%
$60.3T
· Apr 2026
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1990-91 Recession · Jul 1990 – Mar 1991
2001 Recession · Mar 2001 – Nov 2001
Global Financial Crisis · Dec 2007 – Jun 2009
COVID-19 Recession · Feb 2020 – Apr 2020
$10.0T
$20.0T
$30.0T
$40.0T
$50.0T
$60.0T
1990
1995
2000
2005
2010
2015
2020
2025
$60.3T
Wealth Held, Top 1% — one value per year; US recessions are shaded on the chart.
Year
Wealth Held, Top 1%
1989
$4.8T
1990
$4.9T
1991
$5.4T
1992
$5.7T
1993
$6.4T
1994
$6.9T
1995
$7.8T
1996
$8.3T
1997
$9.2T
1998
$10.3T
1999
$11.5T
2000
$11.2T
2001
$11.2T
2002
$10.8T
2003
$12.5T
2004
$14.8T
2005
$16.3T
2006
$18.1T
2007
$19.0T
2008
$15.9T
2009
$16.3T
2010
$18.0T
2011
$18.4T
2012
$19.7T
2013
$22.3T
2014
$24.6T
2015
$25.4T
2016
$27.1T
2017
$29.7T
2018
$28.9T
2019
$32.7T
2020
$37.0T
2021
$43.7T
2022
$39.9T
2023
$44.3T
2024
$49.3T
2025
$54.8T
2026
$60.3T
Source: FRED · WFRBLT01026 · econscout.com