Despite tariff fears and recession warnings, the world’s top entrepreneurs are more optimistic than ever — and quietly preparing for the biggest wealth transfer in a generation. Their response? A collective shrug and a focused plan to cash in big over the next decade.
According to the newly released 2026 UBS Global Entrepreneur Report, the world’s most successful business founders are fiercely optimistic, planning massive workforce expansions, and, most notably, preparing for highly lucrative business exits.
