--- title: Donald Trump Wealth: Candidate Files Financial Disclosure description: Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump claimed a net worth of over $10 billion after filing forms with the Federal Election Commission. canonical: https://time.com/3959314/donald-trump-wealth-net-worth-billion/ author: Zeke Miller article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-07-15T19:19:07.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-10-05T08:29:12.517Z article:section: Politics og:title: Donald Trump Claims He's Worth $10 Billion og:description: After filing a personal financial disclosure form with the Federal Election Commission. og:url: https://time.com/3959314/donald-trump-wealth-net-worth-billion/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt57da09946bdf09e4/69885b0bcd6848a9ac0a0cff/donald-trump-personal-financial-disclosure.jpg?branch=production&width=594&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 594 og:image:height: 334 og:image:alt: Republican Presidential candidate Donald Trump addresses supporters during a political rally at the Phoenix Convention Center on July 11, 2015 in Phoenix, Arizona. og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Donald Trump Claims He's Worth $10 Billion twitter:description: After filing a personal financial disclosure form with the Federal Election Commission. twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt57da09946bdf09e4/69885b0bcd6848a9ac0a0cff/donald-trump-personal-financial-disclosure.jpg?branch=production&width=594&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Donald Trump Claims $10 Billion Net Worth After Filing Election Forms > Sponsored content. 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It explains the politics, personalities and power dynamics behind the headlines, twice a week. #### Where can I get analysis of Washington politics by email? D.C. Brief is TIME's free Washington politics newsletter, available at time.com/newsletters. It is written by a TIME senior correspondent who covers the capital full time. #### Who writes TIME's D.C. Brief? Philip Elliott, a senior correspondent at TIME, writes D.C. Brief. #### Is D.C. Brief free? Yes. D.C. Brief is free at time.com/newsletters. ### Sources * TIME Newsletters: [time.com/newsletters](/c/time-nl-dcbrief-2026q3/newsletters?i=9370410e-1f31-4a3f-9cb3-c16d141e14e4&cr=time-nl-dcbrief-2026q3-v1) ## Video: Highlights from Donald Trump's Presidential Announcement [Watch (HLS stream): Highlights from Donald Trump's Presidential Announcement](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/zZCJ6BIH.m3u8) (1:47)  _Published 2015-06-16. Highlights from Donald Trump's announcement to run for president._ by [Zeke Miller](https://time.com/author/zeke-j-miller/) ## Zeke Miller Jul 15, 2015 7:19 PM UTC by [Zeke Miller](https://time.com/author/zeke-j-miller/) ## Zeke Miller Jul 15, 2015 7:19 PM UTC Business mogul Donald Trump claimed a personal net worth of over $10 billion after filing a personal financial disclosure form with the Federal Election Commission, a key procedural hurdle for his presidential campaign. The filing clears the way for Trump to appear on the first GOP debate stage on Aug. 6 in Cleveland, and comes as he has risen to the top of polls of Republican voters. Trump reported earning more than $362 million in 2014, according to his campaign — dwarfing the rest of the GOP field’s net worth by a significant margin. In typical Trump fashion, the campaign released a statement full of braggadocio to commemorate the occasion. “This report was not designed for a man of Mr. Trump’s massive wealth,” his campaign said “For instance, they have boxes once a certain number is reached that simply state $50 million or more. Many of these boxes have been checked. As an example, if a building owned by Mr. Trump is worth $1.5 billion, the box checked is “$50,000,000 or more.” The filing reportedly shows that Trump is affiliated with nearly “500 business entities of which 91% are owned 100% by him.” According to his campaign, he earned $213,606,575 during the 14 seasons of _The Apprentice_, the NBC reality show which was renewed in May without Trump’s participation. **MORE:** [_Trump Towers Over Republican Rivals in New Poll_](http://time.com/3957952/donald-trump-poll-republicans/) Last month, Trump filed a preliminary financial statement claiming a net worth of about $8.7 billion. “Mr. Trump’s net worth has increased since the more than one year old financial statement produced at his presidential announcement,” his campaign said. “Real estate values in New York City, San Francisco, Miami and many other places where he owns property have gone up considerably during this period of time. His debt is a very small percentage of value, and at very low interest rates. As of this date, Mr. Trump’s net worth is in excess of TEN BILLION DOLLARS.” (Emphasis theirs.) In a statement, Trump needled those who said he would never file the official forms, which must be certified by the candidate as “true, complete and correct to the best of \[their\] knowledge.” “First people said I would never run, and I did,” Trump said. “Then, they said, I would never file my statement of candidacy with the FEC, and I did. Next, they said I would never file my personal financial disclosure forms. I filed them early despite the fact that I am allowed two 45 days extensions. Now I have surged in the polls and am fighting to Make America Great Again. I look forward to the challenge of winning the presidency and doing a fantastic job for our country. I will make the United States rich and strong and respected again, but also a country with a ‘big heart’ toward the care of our people.” **Read Next:** [_Trump Talks Politics at His Virginia Winery_](http://time.com/3957783/donald-trump-real-estate-campaign/) ## Transcript Ladies and gentlemen, I am officially running [ APPLAUSE ] for President of the United States, and we are going to make our country great again. [ APPLAUSE ] When Mexico sends it's people, they're not sending their best. They're not sending you. They're not sending you. They're sending people that have lots of problems and they're bringing those problems with us. They're bringing drugs, they're bringing crime, they're rapists, and some I assume are good people. But I speak to Border Guards. And they tell us what we're getting. We need a leader that can bring back our jobs, can bring back our manufacturing, can bring back our military. Can take care of our vets. Our vets have been abandoned. [ APPLAUSE ] And we also need a cheerleader. You know, when President Obama was elected I said, well the one thing I think he'll do well, I think he'll be a great cheerleader For the Country. I think he would be a great spirit. He was vibrant, I really thought that he would be a great cheerleader. I don't anybody's money. It's nice. I don't need anybody's money. I am using my own money. I am not using the lobbyist, I am not using donor's, I don't care. I am really rich. I assure you that. And by the way I am not even saying that, to [ UNKNOWN ]. That is the kind of mindset, that is the kind of thinking you need for this country. 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