Joe Rogan Experience #2565 - Michael Douglas · Aired Oct 14, 2026
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Approximately 50% of Americans own stocks.
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Douglas puts stock ownership at about half. Gallup's 2025 series reports 62 percent of US adults, including stocks held through funds or retirement accounts. That is higher than half; it does not measure all US residents or direct individual-share ownership alone. His broader concern about unequal wealth is a separate point.
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Is it true that Approximately 50% of Americans own stocks?
Partly. The claim stretches what the evidence shows. Douglas puts stock ownership at about half. Gallup's 2025 series reports 62 percent of US adults, including stocks held through funds or retirement accounts. Michael Douglas said it (matched by voice) on Joe Rogan Experience #2565 - Michael Douglas, aired Oct 14, 2026, at 15:03. The supporting source is gallup.com, linked below.
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