The number of people with ultra-high net worth ($30 million or more) in the world fell by six percent to 392,400 in the first half of this year. This was the first time since 2018, according to a report by research firm Wealth-X.

After peaking in recent years, the total wealth of impoverished millionaires fell 11 percent, to $41.8 trillion. Analysts explained that the world's super-rich have suffered because of problems in the global economy and rising geopolitical tensions caused by military action in Ukraine.

According to the study, women make up 11 percent of the wealthy, but the numbers continue to rise every year. Most impoverished in the first half of 2022 were North Americans, who have the largest share of wealth over $30 million (34.3 percent), the number of rich decreased by 9.7 percent, to 134.5 thousand people.