Richest adults saw the largest wealth gain in the pandemic

Median change in wealth as a

proportion of pre-pandemic wealth

Median change in total wealth between

February 2020 and May 2021 within

each net wealth decile

5%

£51,238

£50,000

5%

£25,857

6%

£19,498

40,000

6%

£14,073

30,000

7%

£10,345

10%

£2,739

20,000

10%

£7,190

4%

£151

10,000

4%

£9

£99

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

Poorest

Net wealth decile

Richest

Median change in wealth as a

proportion of pre-pandemic wealth

5%

£51,238

£50,000

Median change in total wealth between

February 2020 and May 2021 within each

net wealth decile

40,000

5%

£25,857

30,000

6%

£19,498

20,000

6%

£14,073

7%

£10,345

10%

£7,190

10,000

10%

£2,739

4%

£9

4%

£151

£99

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

Poorest

Net wealth decile

Richest