The post Here’s How The Ultra Wealthy Spent Money This Year appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. Topline The ultra wealthy held up the global luxury goods market this year despite global economic and political uncertainties, and have shifted their spending away from traditional luxury goods and more toward high-end experiences like vacations and fine dining, a new report shows. Billionaire Mark Zuckerberg’s yacht, The Launchpad, on Dec. 19, 2024 in Raiatea, French Polynesia. Getty Images Key Facts Global spending across the luxury industry is set to reach $1.66 trillion by the end of the year, a study from Bain & Company and Altaggamma shows, steady with last year despite a shrinking customer base and less spending from so-called “aspirational,” or lower-net-worth, shoppers. The year so far has seen a “tectonic shift”in luxury spending as shoppers splurge on experiences like hospitality cruises, high-end hotel stays, yachts, private jets and fine dining, and spend less in the traditional spaces of luxury cars, fine art and leather goods. Spending on luxury cruises rose 12% this year over 2024 at a constant exchange rate, the report says, while spending on private jets and yachts rose 11%, fine dining is up 7% and luxury hospitality is up 7%. To the contrary, spending on personal luxury goods has remained flat, luxury car spending is down 4% and fine art spending is down 7%. Overall, the luxury market consumer base has shrunk to an estimated 340 million shoppers in 2025, down from 400 million in 2022, but “big spenders” are still showing up, representing almost half of the market. Get Forbes Breaking News Text Alerts: We’re launching text message alerts so you’ll always know the biggest stories shaping the day’s headlines. Text “Alerts” to (201) 335-0739 or sign up here: joinsubtext.com/forbes. What To Watch For While the personal luxury goods market is stable, Bain and Altagamma warn the industry is facing a “moment… The post Here’s How The Ultra Wealthy Spent Money This Year appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. Topline The ultra wealthy held up the global luxury goods market this year despite global economic and political uncertainties, and have shifted their spending away from traditional luxury goods and more toward high-end experiences like vacations and fine dining, a new report shows. Billionaire Mark Zuckerberg’s yacht, The Launchpad, on Dec. 19, 2024 in Raiatea, French Polynesia. Getty Images Key Facts Global spending across the luxury industry is set to reach $1.66 trillion by the end of the year, a study from Bain & Company and Altaggamma shows, steady with last year despite a shrinking customer base and less spending from so-called “aspirational,” or lower-net-worth, shoppers. The year so far has seen a “tectonic shift”in luxury spending as shoppers splurge on experiences like hospitality cruises, high-end hotel stays, yachts, private jets and fine dining, and spend less in the traditional spaces of luxury cars, fine art and leather goods. Spending on luxury cruises rose 12% this year over 2024 at a constant exchange rate, the report says, while spending on private jets and yachts rose 11%, fine dining is up 7% and luxury hospitality is up 7%. To the contrary, spending on personal luxury goods has remained flat, luxury car spending is down 4% and fine art spending is down 7%. Overall, the luxury market consumer base has shrunk to an estimated 340 million shoppers in 2025, down from 400 million in 2022, but “big spenders” are still showing up, representing almost half of the market. Get Forbes Breaking News Text Alerts: We’re launching text message alerts so you’ll always know the biggest stories shaping the day’s headlines. Text “Alerts” to (201) 335-0739 or sign up here: joinsubtext.com/forbes. What To Watch For While the personal luxury goods market is stable, Bain and Altagamma warn the industry is facing a “moment…