--- title: How Trump Has Increased His Net Worth by Billions in His Second Term description: In the two years since President Donald Trump was elected, his reported net worth has spiked by more than $2 billion. What's behind the rise? canonical: https://time.com/article/2026/11/10/trump-net-worth-second-term/ author: Chantelle Lee article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2026-11-10T21:08:16.967Z article:modified_time: 2026-11-10T21:08:30.055Z article:section: Politics og:title: How Trump Has Increased His Net Worth by Billions in His Second Term og:description: In the two years since President Donald Trump was elected, his reported net worth has spiked by more than $2 billion. 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Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., on Nov. 9, 2026. Tierney L. Cross—The Washington Post/Bloomberg/Getty Images by [Chantelle Lee](https://time.com/author/chantelle-lee/) ## Chantelle Lee Reporter Nov 10, 2026 9:08 PM UTC Listen 00:001.0x08:48 Narrated by TIME AI. In the two years since President [Donald Trump ](https://time.com/article/2026/11/04/trump-lame-duck-era/)was re-elected to the White House, his reported [net worth](https://time.com/6589369/donald-trump-net-worth-estimations/) has [spiked](https://time.com/7342470/trump-net-worth-wealth-crypto/) by billions of dollars. Between 2024—during his presidential campaign—and 2025, Trump’s net worth rose from $4.3 billion to $7.3 billion, according to a [_Forbes_](https://www.forbes.com/sites/danalexander/2025/09/09/presidency-boosts-trumps-net-worth-by-3-billion-in-a-year/)report published in September 2025. The President’s total net worth has dipped somewhat since then, with [_Forbes_](https://www.forbes.com/sites/danalexander/article/the-definitive-networth-of-donaldtrump/)reporting this September that it had fallen to $7 billion in 2026\. As of Tuesday, the outlet [estimates](https://www.forbes.com/profile/donald-trump/) that the figure has dropped still further, to roughly $6.3 billion. But it remains notably higher—to the tune of about $2 billion—than it was two years ago. Trump addressed the steep reported increase in his wealth in an [interview](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m2aC8lAOQbg) with “60 Minutes” that was released on Sunday. “There’s a _Forbes_’ story that said that your net worth—maybe it’s changed with the stock market recently—but your net worth went up by $3 billion since you—” “60 Minutes” correspondent Ross Douthat asked Trump during the interview. “Well, so did everyone,” the President replied. “My net worth did not go up by $3 billion,” Douthat said. “Well, you should’ve had stock,” Trump said. Kedric Payne, senior director of ethics at Campaign Legal Center, says that it’s “unusual … for any person to increase their wealth in one year” by the amount Trump’s did following his return to office, let alone the President. Since Presidents began disclosing their personal finances,“we have not seen any Presidents’ wealth increase that dramatically,” Payne says. “Typically, the Presidents don’t … have financial interest in businesses that could generate that amount of wealth,” he adds. ## What has driven the increase in Trump’s net worth during his second term? Much of the growth in Trump’s net worth between 2024 and 2025 stemmed from dealings in the cryptocurrency industry, according to _Forbes_’ reporting last year, including an increase of about $710 million from memecoin, $240 million from [stablecoin](https://www.fidelity.com/learning-center/trading-investing/what-is-a-stablecoin)—a type of cryptocurrency that has a value that is linked to a fiat currency or another asset— and $340 million from tokens sold by the Trump family’s crypto business, World Liberty Financial.  Drew Angerer/Getty Images Trump [announced](https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/13/technology/donald-trump-cryptocurrency-business.html) the creation of World Liberty Financial in September 2024, weeks before he won re-election. The [New York _Times_](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/07/business/binance-trump-crypto.html) reported that the President "effectively controls a stake" in the business, but that his sons, along with U.S. envoy [Steve Witkoff](https://time.com/collection/100-most-influential-people/2026/steve-witkoff/)’s family, manage its operations. World Liberty Financial [started selling](https://docs.worldlibertyfinancial.com/wlfi-token/tokenomics) its $WLFI tokens in October 2024, and [unveiled](https://www.cnbc.com/2025/03/25/trumps-world-liberty-financial-jumps-into-stablecoin-game-with-usd1-reveal.html) a stablecoin linked to the value of the U.S. dollar, USD1, the following March. Shortly before Trump was inaugurated for a second term, he also separately unveiled a memecoin called $TRUMP; a few days later, his wife launched one called $MELANIA. Trump’s annual financial disclosure for 2025 [revealed](https://time.com/article/2026/07/01/trump-2025-financial-disclosure-crypto-world-liberty-financial/) that he earned over $1 billion that year as a result of his family’s cryptocurrency dealings. As of 2026, _Forbes_ reported in September, Trump’s memecoin tokens accounted for about $183 million of his roughly $7 billion net worth, while World Liberty Financial tokens accounted for about $78 million and Stablecoin for about $233 million. His liquid assets—meaning cash or other assets that can be rapidly converted into cash—made up another $1.9 billion of his total net worth, according to _Forbes,_ which attributed part of that figure to hundreds of millions of dollars that stemmed from cryptocurrency sales. _Forbes_ previously reported in 2025 that the value of the President’s liquid assets grew by about $660 million during his first year back in the White House. **Read More:** [_3 Ways Trump’s Wealth Has Soared Since He Returned to Office_](https://time.com/7342470/trump-net-worth-wealth-crypto/) Trump’s licensing and management business, meanwhile, added about $410 million to his net worth between 2024 and 2025, according to the outlet. _Forbes_ attributed part of the growth in the President’s net worth related to his licensing and management business to international real estate deals, including in Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.[_TIME_](https://time.com/7342470/trump-net-worth-wealth-crypto/)has also previously reported on licensing deals that the President unveiled shortly before his second inauguration, including selling items such as Bibles and fragrances. Trump’s licensing and management business accounted for about $655 million of his total net worth as of 2026, according to _Forbes_’ tally from September. The news outlet reported that his golf clubs and resorts accounted for another $1.8 billion of his total net worth, and his real estate investments for $1.1 billion. Also contributing to the President’s rising net worth in his first year back in the White House was a legal victory: appellate judges in 2025 tossed out a fraud penalty that a previous court ruling had levied against Trump, boosting his net worth by about $470 million, according to _Forbes’_ reporting from last year. ## How does Trump’s handling of his finances differ from other Presidents? According to Payne, past Presidents have typically tried “to avoid the appearance of conflicts of interest and the appearance that they are using public office for private gain,” including by divesting their interests in businesses and placing their assets in what’s called a [“blind trust,”](https://www.trustlaw.com/resources/blog/blind-trust-matter/) an arrangement in which another individual is tasked with managing the assets and the trustor—as well as the beneficiaries—are not informed of the details. This arrangement is [often used](https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/policy-solutions/strengthening-presidential-ethics-law) by politicians to avoid a possible conflict of interest or the appearance of a conflict. Trump’s assets, as well as his business interests and investments, are in a type of trust, but it is not a blind one, the _Times_ has [reported](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/11/us/politics/trump-money-crypto-financial-gains.html). Trump has said that two of his sons, Eric Trump and Donald Trump Jr., manage the family business. Payne says that this, and “the large amount of money that \[Trump\] has made in just one year in office” has raised concerns and sparked conflict of interest allegations. Among the actions that have given rise to such [allegations](https://www.wyden.senate.gov/news/press-releases/wyden-seeks-answers-from-key-financial-regulator-on-trumps-crypto-conflicts-of-interest), the federal government has made moves during Trump’s second term to embrace the crypto industry. In February 2025—about a month after Trump was sworn into office for his second term**—**the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s Division of Corporation Finance [announced](https://www.sec.gov/newsroom/speeches-statements/staff-statement-meme-coins) that “It is the Division’s view that transactions in the types of meme coins described in this statement, do not involve the offer and sale of securities under the federal securities laws,”meaning that its view is that memecoins do not need to be subjected to the same oversight and regulation as a security. A few months later, Trump signed the [GENIUS Act](https://www.whitehouse.gov/fact-sheets/2025/07/fact-sheet-president-donald-j-trump-signs-genius-act-into-law/) into law, which the White House said would help protect “consumers from nefarious actors in financial markets” and aims to promote the use of stablecoins in the country. The White House [said](https://www.whitehouse.gov/fact-sheets/2025/07/fact-sheet-president-donald-j-trump-signs-genius-act-into-law/) on its website that the “legislation creates the first-ever Federal regulatory system for stablecoins, ensuring their stability and trust through strong reserve requirements.” “It just comes down to the fact that the President’s policies are very favorable to the same industry where he is heavily invested,” Payne says. The White House has denied that Trump’s cryptocurrency-related assets present any conflict of interest. In a statement to [media](https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cvgmv98ez3zo) [outlets](https://www.newsweek.com/everything-trump-has-done-to-boost-crypto-12147371) in July, White House spokesperson Anna Kelly praised Trump for making the U.S. “the crypto capital of the world” while insisting that “neither the President nor his family has ever engaged—or will ever engage—in conflicts of interest.” When Douthat asked the President how his net worth increased following the 2024 election, Trump said, “I devote almost no time to my net worth.” He went on to say that his son “watches over money.” “I don’t even talk to him about it,” Trump said. “He watches. 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