Trump Says 'You Should've Had Stock' to Build Net Worth. Here's How He's Increased His by Billions in His Second Term

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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?

In the two years since President Donald Trump was re-elected to the White House, his reported net worth has spiked 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 report published in September 2025.

The President’s total net worth has dipped somewhat since then, with Forbes reporting this September that it had fallen to $7 billion in 2026. As of Tuesday, the outlet estimates 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 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.

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.

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—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.

Trump announced the creation of World Liberty Financial in September 2024…

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