This compares with $55.7 trillion at the end of 2023, when the same Thinking Ahead Institute study measured a return to growth after the sharp fall in global pension assets in 2022. Despite the rise in overall assets, significant differences appear between regions.
The U.S. remains the biggest pensions market by far, with a significant 65% share of global pension assets. When the U.S. is combined with the next three largest pension markets — Japan, Canada, and the U.K. — these four regions equate to 82% of all global pension assets.
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