In India, Wealth Inequality Among Highest in the World, Top 1% Holds 40% Wealth: Study

World Inequality Report 2026: Top 10% Indian Population Accounts for 58% of National Income

In December 2025, World Inequality Lab (WIL) released the 3rd edition of the World Inequality Report(WIR 2026), tracking the evolution of economic disparities. According to the report, the top 10% of earners in India capture 58% of total income, while the bottom 50% share only 15%, highlighting extreme income disparity. In India, the top 10% […] The post World Inequality Report 2026: Top 10% Indian Population Accounts for 58% of National Income …

In India, Wealth Inequality among highest in the world, top 1% holds 40% wealth: Study

The top 1% of the population in India holds 40% of the wealth, making the country one of the most unequal in the world, according to the 2026 World Inequality Report, released on Wednesday, also International Human Rights Day, December 10. The study’s findings–published by the World Inequality Lab–also found that this wealth inequality in India has shown no signs of reduction in recent years. The richest 10% hold about 65% of the total wealth, a…

World Wealth Inequalities Are not Only Pervasive but Accelerating

Less than 1% of the world’s population (60,000 people) control three times more wealth than the rest of the population taken together. 0.001% of the population earns more than 90% of the population. These figures are accelerating year by year. The report  of the article that Michael Roberts is referring to offers tepid solutions that keep capitalism in place. Roberts writes that only a challenging of capitalism can put a dent in these figures. …