Archive · 6 Aug 2025
India's Richest 1% Own 60% of Wealth: Report Highlights Trends
Imagine all the money in India as a giant pie.
A new report found that the richest 1% of people own a huge slice – about 60% of the pie!
These wealthy people like to keep their money in things like houses and gold, not stocks or funds.
That means a lot of money isn't being actively invested.
There's a big opportunity for financial advisors to help rich families invest in different ways.
The report also points out that the top 1% earn a lot of the country's income, making the gap between rich and poor even bigger than it seems.
Report by Bernstein reveals India's wealthiest 1% control 60% of the country's total wealth.
Wealthy Indians predominantly invest in physical assets like real estate and gold.
Only $2.7 trillion of the $11.6 trillion wealth controlled by the wealthy is in actively managed financial products.
India has about 35,000 Ultra High Net Worth households, each with assets over $12 million.
The report suggests a significant opportunity for wealth managers and financial advisors in India.
- Who
- The wealthiest 1% of Indian households, and global investment firm Bernstein which conducted the report.
- What
- A report on wealth distribution in India, showing that a small percentage of the population controls a large portion of the nation's wealth.
- When
- The report was recently published.
- Where
- India
- Why
- The report highlights wealth inequality and investment patterns in India, and opportunities for financial advisors.
- Wealth controlled by top 1%
- 60% of total wealth
- Wealth controlled by top 1% (financial assets)
- 70%
- Total wealth of wealthiest groups
- $11.6 trillion
- Wealth in actively managed financial products
- $2.7 trillion
- Ultra High Net Worth households
- Approximately 35,000
- Average assets per UHNI household
- $54 million