01/26/2026
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The richest 1% of households controlled a record 31.7% of U.S. wealth—about $55 trillion—in the third quarter of 2025, the highest share since World War II, according to Federal Reserve data. Much of the growth was driven by the top 0.1%, whose wealth jumped 40% in three years and now accounts for 14.4% of the nation’s total wealth.