If you have $1,000 to your name, you probably have more wealth than the poorest 2 billion people combined.

It sounds wild, but it’s backed by global wealth data (Credit Suisse Global Wealth Report).

• The bottom 10% of the world’s population has negative net wealth — they owe more than they own. • The next 10–15% usually have between $50 and $100 total, 

sometimes less.

• Together, these groups — about 1.5 to 2 billion people — have a combined net worth close to zero. 

That means if you have just $1,000 in assets (after debt), you’re not just ahead of them individually — you have more wealth than all of them added together.