[Graphic News] Seoul ranks 12th among world’s wealthiest cities

Seoul ranked as the world’s 12th-richest city by ultra-high-net-worth population last year, posting the fastest growth among major cities amid the AI investment boom and a rally in technology stocks.

According to Altrata’s World Ultra Wealth Report 2026, the global UHNW population, those with a net worth of at least $30 million, rose 14.4 percent from a year earlier to 556,850 in 2025, marking the fastest annual increase since 2017.

The report attributed much of the growth to technology entrepre ...