{
  "id": 168711,
  "title": "Assets: Am I already rich or not? This calculator provides you with the answer",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/05/vermogen-bin-ich-schon-reich-oder-nicht-dieser-rechner-liefert-ihnen",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-08-05T09:32:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Handelsblatt",
    "slug": "handelsblatt",
    "url": "https://www.handelsblatt.com/finanzen/anlagestrategie/vermoegen-dieser-rechner-zeigt-wie-reich-sie-im-deutschen-vergleich-sind-02/100149729.html"
  },
  "original_language": "de",
  "account": "Berlin. Some people define wealth based on sums of money - 500,000 euros, one million euros or even more. Others ask themselves what percentage of the population is considered rich. In short, economists and sociologists, investors and private individuals can have a lively debate about who is considered rich. After all, wealth is also a matter of individual definition. How wealthy the Germans are overall is shown by current data from the Deutsche Bundesbank. For the \"Private Households and their Finances\" survey, almost 4,000 households were questioned - and an attempt was made to reach particularly wealthy households. On this basis, the Handelsblatt has developed a calculator that allows you to determine how rich you are - measured against your personal definition. The calculator enables a concrete comparison: Where do you stand with your current available assets compared to the part of the population that you consider rich?",
  "summary": "Despite inflation, recent data shows that wealth in Germany has grown. The Handelsblatt calculator shows you where you stand compared to the German population.",
  "key_points": [
    "Reich is often defined by money amounts like 500k, 1m or more.",
    "Economists, sociologists, investors, and private bankers argue over who is rich.",
    "Handelsblatt created a calculator to analyze personal wealth against a chosen wealthy population."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Handelsblatt",
        "title": "Working hours: This calculator shows how much you'll have to work in the future",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/01/arbeitszeit-dieser-rechner-zeigt-wie-viel-sie-kunftig-arbeiten-mussen",
        "published": "2026-08-01T14:00:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}