It is known that Trump is the richest US president of all time (after previous presidents’ wealth is adjusted for inflation), and the only billionaire to live in the White House. His net worth has gone up since he was elected president for the second time during the 2024 US elections.
Forbes has
assessed his wealth, currently estimating it at $5.5 billion as of early May
2025 although Trump himself claims a much higher net worth but the claim
couldn’t be verified.
Donald
Trump's primary business has been real estate ventures, including hotels,
casinos, and golf courses. He also made money from Trump-branded products
including neckties, steaks, and urine tests. Money received through political
fundraisers is used to pay for guest stays at properties owned by The Trump
Organization and to pay his and his allies' lawyers.
No one can
deny that Trump was born into a wealthy family and inherited about $40 million
from his late father, real estate developer Fred Trump. In 1971, Donald Trump
became head of what would later be known as The Trump Organization.
Trump's properties:
- Trump
Tower ($200 million), 17 condos in Trump Park Avenue ($90 million), Trump
Winery ($44 million), and four homes in Florida, which are worth around $98
million.
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| Trump Tower |
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| Trump Park Avenue |
- 11,000-square-foot Trump Tower penthouse, several residential lots in California worth $45 million, and Seven Springs — a $30 million private estate in Bedford, New York.
- One
helicopter, one aeroplane, loans made to his children, and a licensing and
management business worth over $100 million.
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- Trump’s
golf clubs and resorts, including the private club Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach and
the Trump National Doral Miami, and a few more around the US and Europe, come
up to around $1.1 billion.
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| Trump’s golf club |
- In 2025, a
new report by State Democracy Defenders Action estimated that his crypto
holdings, namely $TRUMP and $MELANIA meme coins and a stake in World Liberty
Financial (a Decentralised finance, or DeFi, tied to his family) were nearly
40% of his net worth – approximately $2.9 billion.
At last, Forbes has said that although Trump "shares a lot of information with us that helps us get to the figures we publish", he "consistently pushes for a higher net worth, especially when it comes to the value of his personal brand".