Net worth percentile in Japan
Half of Japan holds less; assets minus debts
Share of adults at or below each net worth in Japan (2026 figures, log scale), the median marked. Type your own number into the full tool to place yourself.
In Japan the median adult holds ¥15.9m in net worth, the top 10% begins at ¥76.4m and the top 1% at ¥276.3m.
The ladder in Japan
The median adult in Japan holds ¥15.9m; reaching the top 10% takes ¥76.4m, and the top 1% begins at ¥276.3m; a gap of 17× between the middle and the top line.
The full ladder
Every published line for Japan, in JPY.
| The line | In JPY | |
|---|---|---|
| Bottom 10% | ¥3.7m≈ $24,000 | |
| Bottom 25% | ¥7.6m≈ $49,000 | |
| Median | ¥16.8m≈ $110,000 | |
| Top 25% | ¥37.3m≈ $240,000 | |
| Top 10% | ¥76.4m≈ $490,000 | |
| Top 5% | ¥117.4m≈ $750,000 | |
| Top 1% | ¥276.3m≈ $1,800,000 | |
| Top 0.1% | ¥940.4m≈ $6,000,000 |
Peers by median
Converted to USD at held rates, so the four nearest countries sit on one scale.
Questions people ask
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Where do the figures come from?
Method and sources
- World Inequality DatabasePer-adult net wealth distributions
- UBS Global Wealth ReportPublished medians, where available
The computation
The same fitted distribution the net worth percentile tool draws for Japan, read at the published percentile points; the median is published by UBS.
What these figures do not cover
- Per-adult wealth, couples split equally.
- Figures in JPY. 2026 figures, indexed from the 2024 measured base with published per-country growth.
Last updated July 2026.
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