Part 3: By the Numbers: Charting the Global Growth of Family Offices in 2025
The evolution of family offices in 2025 is not just a story of change — it's a story of numbers. In recent years, family offices have experienced unprecedented growth, emerging as major global players in investment, governance, and wealth management.
Behind headlines about professionalisation or innovation, there’s a quantitative narrative highlighting why family offices are now central to modern finance.
Global Growth and Scaling Up
Family offices are multiplying at a breakneck pace:
- An estimated 9,030 single-family offices worldwide in 2025, up 13% year-on-year and 31% since 2019.
- Assets under management (AUM) sit between USD 3.1 trillion and USD 4.7 trillion, projected to top USD 9.5 trillion by 2030 as new wealth surges and existing families institutionalise.
Geographic Breakdown: Where is the Capital?
Family offices cluster in several key regions:
- Americas: Hosts 44% of all offices but manages just 39% of assets. The U.S. dominates with 3,180 offices, most of which are domestically focused (86% are invested locally). New York alone has over 600 offices managing USD 500B.
- EMEA: Accounts for 46% of offices and 50%+ of assets. London and Zurich stand out, anchored by long traditions in private banking and governance.
- Asia Pacific: Fastest-growing, recently outpacing Europe. Singapore is a global contender with over 2,000 offices and assets of USD 67–80 billion, supported by regulatory stability, tax incentives, and business-friendly policies.
- Middle East: Dubai leads, with the Gulf hosting nearly USD 1 trillion in family office and foundation assets — reflecting both oil wealth and diversification reforms.
AUM and Allocation Trends
- Global AUM is concentrated in North America and Western Europe, accounting for nearly 80% of portfolio allocations in 2025.
- U.S. offices show a strong home bias, with 86% of assets held domestically. As geopolitics fragments markets, this preference for local allocation has deepened.
- Asia Pacific’s growth is marked not just in numbers but also in professionalism and technological sophistication, increasingly attracting global capital flows.
Looking Ahead
By 2030, global family office-linked wealth is expected to reach USD 10 trillion.
The numbers tell a clear story: family offices are moving from the margins to the mainstream, redefining wealth stewardship for a new generation.
Further Reading:
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