Idle — The Wealth Race

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THE WEALTH RACE

Can hard work beat passive income?

🎮 HOW TO PLAY

SELECT DIFFICULTY (below)

THEN

TAP/CLICK THE SCREEN

TO EARN MONEY

🇬🇧CURRENT LOCATION: United Kingdom

Each tap

=

£

508.40 (estimated weekly wage)

Based on

£

12.71

/hour ×

40

hours/week

SELECT DIFFICULTY (below)

💡 Note: Starting amounts are scaled to give you some chance of winning this game (it's possible).

In reality, the super-wealthy have much more, not "just" the amounts below.

⚡ GAME RULES

  • 💰Each tap/click ≈ United Kingdom estimated weekly wage
  • 📈Both players get +5% compound interest every 5 seconds
  • ⏱️60 seconds = 12 tax years
  • 🎯Goal: Beat The Rich who does nothing but has capital

Wage data last updated: September 2025
Sources: Government statistics, OECD, Eurostat