Ultra 2025 Insights

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Published in July 2025, "Ultra 2025 Insights" has been co-authored by Globetrender and Private Luxury Events, and takes the form of a summary of key takeaways from two panel discussions held at the debut Ultra conference in Dubai on ultra-high net-worth travel trends and opportunities.

As we look ahead to the future of ultra-luxury travel, one thing is clear: the landscape of wealth is shifting. The year is 2025, and the number of billionaires continues to rise at an unprecedented rate.

In the past year alone, another 204 individuals joined this exclusive club, bringing the global total to 2,769 billionaires. While this may seem like an extraordinary figure, it still accounts for just 0.00004% of the world’s population – a reminder of just how rare true wealth remains.

Beyond billionaires, the ranks of the world’s millionaires have also swelled, with approximately 58 million individuals holding this status, representing 1.5% of the global adult population.

Ultra 2025 insights

Among these, ultra-high-net-worth individuals – those with assets exceeding US$30 million – are exerting a profound influence, shaping not only economies but also entire industries, including the world of luxury travel.

However, wealth today is not just growing; it is evolving. The ultra-rich are getting younger, emerging from new markets, and increasingly include women.

By 2030, Bloomberg predicts that women in the US alone will control US$34 trillion in wealth, up dramatically from US$7.3 trillion just a decade ago. These shifting demographics bring new perspectives, fresh expectations, and a redefinition of what luxury truly means.


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