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Litanishvili: Europe Will Have 8.6 Million Earning Over $5M by 2025

Irakli Litanishvili · His Partners Said No, So He Funded the App Alone (It Hit $4.5M) · May 24, 2022 · at 10:18

Aviation entrepreneur Irakli Litanishvili cites wealth demographic forecasts while discussing target demographics for on-demand private aviation.

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“According to the well fix in 2025th, I think it's gonna be 8.6 million people in Europe who earns more than five million dollars per year.”

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The claim, plainly

According to Wealth-X data, by 2025 there will be 8.6 million people in Europe earning more than $5 million per year.

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Assessment

The claim misattributes and misinterprets Wealth-X data across geography, metric, and wealth tier. Wealth-X tracks net worth and investable assets rather than annual earnings. The '8.6 million' figure originates from the Wealth-X High Net Worth Handbook 2019, which reported 8.6 million high-net-worth individuals ($1M–$30M in net worth) in the United States in 2018, not in Europe. Furthermore, the total global population with net worth between $5 million and $30 million stood at only 2.7 million in 2020 and approximately 4.5 million in 2025, while Europe's ultra-wealthy ($30M+ net worth) reached just 140,140 in 2025. Wealth-X never projected or recorded 8.6 million people in Europe earning or holding more than $5 million by 2025.

Wealth-X measures net worth/investable assets, not annual earnings/income.
Wealth-X's High Net Worth Handbook 2019 reported 8.6 million individuals with net worth between $1M and $30M in the United States (not Europe) for 2018.
Wealth-X/Altrata data recorded a worldwide total of only 4.5 million individuals with net worth between $5M and $30M in 2025, and Europe's $30M+ population was 140,140 in 2025.
No Wealth-X report projected or recorded 8.6 million individuals in Europe earning or holding over $5 million by 2025.

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[1] x1wealth.com [2] issuu.com [3] altrata.com [4] foxbusiness.com [5] vietnamnet.vn [6] wealthx.com [7] calameo.com [8] caproasia.com

"Wealth-X" Europe VHNW population 2025 forecast Wealth X Very High Net Worth Handbook 5 million Europe Wealth X High Net Worth Handbook 2025 Europe projection 5 million "Wealth-X" "8.6 million" Wealth X Europe 8.6 million 5 million 2025 Wealth X 8.6 million 5 million Europe Wealth-X "Very High Net Worth Handbook" Europe 2025 forecast

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