The top 15 sports wealthy people around the world love, ranked
- Wealth-X released its first ever High Net Worth Handbook this month.
- The report analyzes the interests and habits of the world's multi-millionaires whose net worth ranges from $1 million to $30 million.
- Of the top 15 sports that high net worth (HNW) individuals are interested in, three are American games, which correlates to the US accounting for 40% of the world's HNW population.
In the inaugural publication of its High Net Worth Handbook, Wealth-X intelligence investigates upper-class interests, analyzing their preferences in sports, art, music, and philanthropy.
The report looks at wealth in two tiers: high net worth and ultra high net worth.
Wealth-X defines high net worth (HNW) as individuals with a net worth of $1 million to $30 million, and reported that this population grew by 1.9% since last year.
Meanwhile, ultra high net worth (UHNW) individuals are those with a net worth of $30 million or more. This group now tallies over one-quarter of a million people worldwide.
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The report notes the United States has a sizeable influence in the study, as the country contains over 40% of the world's HNW population. This influence is seen in the high ranking of predominantly US sports (basketball, baseball, and American football) alongside sports such as golf and skiing, which have more traditionally been associated with wealth.
The report classifies HNW individuals as having an interest in a certain sport as a spectator, player, and/or owner/investor. Here's how interests in sports line up amongst some of the world's wealthiest people.