upper class

social class composed of the wealthiest members of society, who also wield the greatest political power
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upper class

Summary

upper class is a demographic profile[1]. It draws 1,001 Wikipedia views per month (demographic_profile category, ranking #3 of 7).[2]

Key Facts

  • upper class's instance of is recorded as demographic profile[3].
  • upper class is a type of social group[4].
  • upper class is the opposite of working class[5].
  • upper class comprises crorepati[6].
  • upper class comprises millionaire[7].
  • upper class comprises billionaire[8].
  • upper class comprises high-net-worth individual[9].
  • upper class comprises ultra high-net-worth individual[10].
  • upper class's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Upper class[11].
  • upper class's facet of is recorded as class theory[12].
  • upper class's has characteristic is recorded as high income[13].
  • upper class's has characteristic is recorded as wealth[14].
  • upper class's has characteristic is recorded as agency[15].
  • upper class's has characteristic is recorded as privilege[16].

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Definition and Type

upper class's instance of is recorded as demographic profile[3]. It is a type of social group[4]. It is the opposite of working class[5].

Use and Application

Components include crorepati[6], a demographic profile[17]; millionaire[7], a social status[18]; billionaire[8], a social status[19]; high-net-worth individual[9], a demographic profile[20]; and ultra high-net-worth individual[10], a demographic profile[21].

Why It Matters

upper class draws 1,001 Wikipedia views per month (demographic_profile category, ranking #3 of 7).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22] It is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.[23]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [17] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [18] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [19] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [20] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [21] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [22] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [23] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has parts
    Aliases
    Facet of class theory
    Topic's main category Category:Upper class
    + 7 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|5 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 6144, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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