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President Donald Trump made a lot of promises to the American people, from reducing inflation to putting big refund checks in people’s pockets once the tariffs start paying off for the American economy. But what has been the benefit to his own balance sheet from the first year of his second (non-continuous) term?
Between 2024, when Trump was still campaigning, and September 2025, Trump’s net worth reportedly increased from $4.3 billion to $7.3 billion. forbes. He jumped 118 places to number 201 in the Forbes list of 400 richest Americans. According to the Forbes list, his real-time net worth in the winter of 2026 is $6.5 billion.
Forbes reported that Trump has liabilities of $1.1 billion and assets of $8.4 billion, but liquid assets of only $1.1 billion. Stocks, bonds, and crypto fluctuate with the market, so $6 or $7 billion today could be worth significantly less (or more) next week. How did Trump almost double his net worth in just over a year?
cryptocurrency
Forbes described Trump’s cryptocurrency investments as “his primary means of enrichment.” His World Liberty Financial venture, which he launched just before winning the White House, earned $1.4 billion through token sales, with the Trump family unit earning about 75% of that revenue. Just days before taking office, Trump launched and sold a memecoin, which Forbes reported netted him about $710 million.
real estate
Trump has long been considered a brand of real estate mogul, but his business took off in the early 2000s. According to Forbes, in 2024, Trump signed several foreign real estate investment deals, increasing revenue to $45 million, an increase of 580%. His golf courses and resorts also underwent improvements, increasing his net worth by another $325 million.
In January 2026, the Trump family office announced a $7 billion real estate project in Saudi Arabia, focused on a hotel, golf course and luxury homes in the historic city of Diriyah. People Informed.
However, Trump denied any involvement in the deal Video posted on x“I have nothing to do with the family business. What my family does is fine. They do business everywhere.”
It remains to be seen whether the project will be profitable and add to the Trump family’s net worth. However, the wealth he acquired in his last year as president allowed Trump to pay for several real estate properties to increase his net worth. According to Forbes, Trump paid off a $114 million loan on 40 Wall Street, the 72-story skyscraper where he has a ground lease. prevent It was reported that Trump pays rent to the Heinberg family of Germany. According to Forbes, he also paid about $15 million on other real estate properties in New York and Florida.
social media
Forbes reported that Trump Media & Technology Group, the parent company of Truth Social Platform, was worth an estimated $2 billion at the end of 2025. This was after incurring a net loss of $401 million in 2024, while sales were only $3.6 million.
Critics have noted that the valuation of Trump Media stock is driven more by investor speculation than operating performance, and that the stock price, like other assets, can be volatile.
Royalties and Licensing
Taking advantage of his position as President of the United States, Trump initiated several licensing deals in 2025, which should help boost his income. According to a financial disclosure form reported by time.comHe made over $10 million from the sale of Bibles, guitars, watches, sneakers and fragrances.
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