ColorgradientorImageplaceholderOctober2019ResearchInstituteGlobalwealthreport2019ThoughtleadershipfromCreditSuisseandtheworldsforemostexperts2EditorialTenyearsago,theCreditSuisseResearchInstitutelaunchedthefirstGlobalwealthreportprovidingthemostcomprehensiveandup-to-datesurveyofhouseholdwealth.SincethentheGlobalwealthreporthasbecomethestandardreferencepointtomonitorwealthgrowthacrosscountriesandtheextenttowhichwealthinequalitiesarewideningornarrowing.Forthepastdecade,globalwealthcreationhascenteredaroundChinaandtheUnitedStates.Thisyear,theUnitedStatesextendeditsun-brokenspellofwealthgains,whichbeganaftertheglobalfinancialcrisisin2008.TheUnitedStatesalsoaccountsfor40%ofdollarmillion-airesworldwideandfor40%ofthoseinthetop1%ofglobalwealthdistribution.WealthinChinastartedthecenturyfromalowerbase,butgrewata