Nearly half of all ultra high net worth individuals in Austria inherited their wealth, according to a new report, Forbes details. Austria leads all countries in inherited wealth with 49.6 percent of those with $30 million or more being born into it. Next up is Sweden with 43.7 percent, followed by India, Germany and Italy. Only 12.6 percent of the uber-wealthy in the United States inherited their wealth, coming in at ninth on the list. In Russia, only 1.3 percent of the ultra-rich gained their fortune via inheritance.
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