🔴 45% of the global NHTW is expected to increase gold reserves in the next 12 months - the highest in history

According to the 2026 Central Bank Gold Reserve Survey by the World Gold Council:
- 89% believe that global central bank gold reserves will increase in the next 12 months
- 45% expect their main organizations to also increase reserves - surpassing the 43% in 2025
-> this is the highest figure ever surveyed. Gold has also just surpassed U.S. Treasury Bonds to become the world's largest reserve asset.
The pace of gold purchases has accelerated significantly over many years, not just a short-term phenomenon:
- Central banks have accumulated an average of 1,000 tons of gold per year over the past 4 years, double the average of 500 tons per year in the previous decade.
The most notable milestone, even more than the 45% figure:
Results from the central bank survey:
- 90% cite "good performance during crises" as a reason
- 84% see gold as a long-term store of value tool
- 82% for diversification purposes
Especially, the reason "holding gold due to tradition" decreased from 62% (2025) to 46% (2026) - gold is now a strategic reserve tool rather than a relic of history.