Top 1% Widens Wealth Gap With Others

Federal Reserve data shows the top 1% of U.S. households owned 31.7% of national wealth in Q3 2025, the highest share on record and roughly $55 trillion in assets. Economists and reports cite surging stock-market gains—partly driven by investments in artificial intelligence—uneven wage growth, and slowing house-price appreciation as drivers concentrating wealth. The findings underline widening economic disparities with policy and market implications.