Trump, earned nearly $10 billion
The position of the U.S. President is not only the center of world power, but also the center of global wealth.
These past two days Forbes released its annual list of global billionaires.
The result shocked everyone: the ever‑litigated, rumored‑to‑be‑bankrupt “Mr. Trump” not only isn’t poor, he’s richer than ever.
In the year he became President, his personal net worth jumped from $5.1 billion to $6.5 billion.
That’s a gain of $1.4 billion (≈ ¥9.655 billion) in one year.
Where did this $10 billion come from for the always‑provocative, outspoken President?
First, Mr. Trump is both a President and a businessman, overseeing a sprawling commercial empire—a typical global landlord. He owns Trump Tower, 40 Wall Street, 1290 Americas Avenue, and apartments, hotels and office buildings in India, Turkey, South Korea, as well as Saudi Arabia, Oman, the UAE, etc.
He also controls 15 golf clubs and resorts, such as the well‑known Mar‑a‑Lago estate and the Trump National Doral resort.
Over the past year, these assets appreciated by about $520 million.
Second, cryptocurrency. Mr. Trump is a true heavyweight in the crypto world.
He turned his name into a “traffic code,” cashing in wildly online. Whenever he shouts, hordes of fans and investors rush in, making money faster than building houses.
In December 2022, he launched the first batch of NFT digital trading cards, priced at $99 each; the initial 45,000 sold out within 24 hours.
In the virtual‑currency space, he’s been involved from start to finish—launching his own token and taking commissions on investors’ trades.
On January 17 2025, three days before his second inauguration, the $TRUMP meme coin went live, starting at $7 and soaring to $74 within 48 hours, briefly reaching a market cap of $14.5 billion. 80 % of the token is held by companies affiliated with him.
Moreover, a flood of his supporters and retail investors jumped in at the high price during the media hype.
Data scraped from the blockchain by the New York Times starkly shows that over 810,000 crypto wallets collectively lost $2 billion.
The average loss per wallet was $2,469.
As for Mr. Trump, he pocketed $100 million in fees alone.
To lure more investors, he turned the “inner circle” status of the President into a tradable, openly priced, globally auctioned hard currency.
He is the only global figure who turned the crypto business into a closed‑loop commercial operation. This year, the bulk of his wealth increase (about $850 million, roughly ¥6 billion) came from crypto.
In fact, he also has many hidden incomes, such as chart‑drawing stock trading, and friends and family investing in oil, gold, etc.
In short, being the U.S. President is a great business, and Mr. Trump is winning big.