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U.S. Stocks Represent 65% of Global Equity Value as America's Economic Lead Over Europe Widens

7/4/2026

American economic dominance is no longer a talking point — it is a ledger entry.

equities now account for 65% of global stock market value, up from 40% a decade ago, as a country producing 26% of world GDP with just 4.2% of the planet's population continues to structurally outpace every other major economy.

The numbers compound in one direction. The GDP Gap With Europe Has Inverted Sharply In 2008, the European Union's economy was modestly larger than America's.

That reversal reflects divergences in capital allocation, productivity, and entrepreneurial activity that have built over years — not quarters.

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