Over the past 12 months, U.S. President Donald Trump has increased his net worth by roughly $3 billion to $7.3 billion. He jumped 118 spots on the Forbes 400 to No. 201, with the family’s crypto holdings providing most of the momentum, Minfin reports, citing Forbes.
Crypto engine: WLFI and a memecoin
The tipping point was the public listing of WLFI, the token of the family project World Liberty Financial. Despite early volatility, WLFI added billions in “paper” wealth to the Trump family, according to Forbes and other outlets tracking the initial run-up. Separately, the $TRUMP memecoin—launched just days before the January 2025 inauguration—spiked sharply in its first hours of trading.
Additional fuel came from a $75 million investment in WLFI by crypto entrepreneur Justin Sun, who later publicly complained that part of his tokens had been “frozen.”
Bigger picture. Forbes estimates that crypto assets now account for a large share of Trump’s fortune—cumulatively around one-third to one-half of his valuation at points over the past year. The magazine notes that no U.S. president has previously monetized the office on such a scale.
The conservative “other half”
Alongside crypto gains, Trump’s business paid off a troubled mortgage on 40 Wall Street (about $114 million remaining), improving his leverage profile.
Since returning to the White House, the president has bought over $100 million in corporate and municipal bonds—600+ transactions since August 2025, according to official disclosures.
Legal factor
In August, a New York appellate court vacated a ~$454 million civil judgment in the “fraud case,” removing a significant burden from Trump’s balance sheet (the state attorney general has said she intends to appeal).
Final snapshot
Per Forbes, Trump’s assets now total about $8.4 billion, liabilities are around $1.1 billion, and liquidity is about $1.1 billion. Bottom line: crypto has become the primary engine of growth, while real estate and other offline businesses are gradually recovering.
Info links: minfin.