There’s wealth, and then there’s investable wealth. Liquid and transferable, investable wealth is easily deployed into new assets—like luxury real estate.
There are 16 million people worldwide who hold at least US$1M each in investable wealth, according to “
,” a report published on December 9, 2025 by research firm Altrata. Collectively these assets total US$67.3TN.
The global footprint of the Sotheby’s International Realty® brand closely mirrors this wealth distribution, with a strong presence of affiliated offices and agents in markets where investable wealth is most concentrated.
Take North America, where 7.4 million people have at least US$1M ready to invest, totalling US$29.3TN, according to Altrata. Most of this—US$26.2TN—is held in the U.S. by 6.8 million individuals. North America is also home to 745 Sotheby’s International Realty affiliated offices and 22,508 affiliated sales associates.
