In just twelve months Donald John Trump Jr.His net worth increased sixfold at the age of 47. This is confirmed by a detailed report published by the magazine Forbes on December 8, which estimates his current net worth to be around 300 million dollarscompared to the almost 50 million registered in November 2024.
“The Trump family is fully focused on crypto after traditional financing options were literally taken out from under them,” he explains Mullins in the article Forbesalluding to the banking bans they suffered during and after Donald Trump’s first term as president.
The epicenter of this explosive growth is World Liberty Financial (WLF), the decentralized finance platform co-founded by Donald Jr., his brother Eric and, according to SEC filings, possibly… Barron Trump. To date, WLF sold $1.4 billion worth of tokens.
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“52% of the initial income went to President Trump and the remaining 22% was divided among the children,” he explains. Forbes. That leaves Trump Jr. with about 7% of the total, which is about $80 million net after taxes. plus another 19 million from a stablecoin and 34 million tokens accumulated.
Another important driver is American Bitcointhe cryptocurrency mining company founded in March 2025 along with Eric Trump. Although Eric officially owns 7.3%, Forbes appreciates that Don Jr.’s share is between 1% and 5%. which could have reached $80 million at the company’s highest valuation ($500 million in September). During a Bitcoin conference in Las Vegas in May 2025, Trump Jr. put it bluntly: “We have been crypto for a very long time. It’s a big part of everything we’re doing right now.“.
This shift towards cryptocurrencies is no coincidence. After years of difficulty accessing traditional financing — banks closed accounts and credit cards were canceled — the Trump family is found fertile ground in the decentralized ecosystem and above all in line with its anti-establishment discourse.
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In addition to cryptocurrencies, Trump Jr. also made spectacular gains on other fronts. In a single night, he earned more than $20 million thanks to two million shares New America Acquisition I Corp.a SPAC listed on the New York Stock Exchange. It also invests in companies with a strong ideological orientation: Dominari Holdings (Headquarters in Trump Tower), Public square (the “Anti-Woke Marketplace”), GrabAGun (online arms trading) and Trump Media & Technology Groupthe matrix of Social truth which has also shifted towards crypto.
In the real estate sector, the company maintains several luxury properties with a total value of approx 12 million dollars — an apartment in a New York co-op and a mansion in Jupiter, Florida — each worth half a million last year.
In addition, there is income from international licenses (more than $3.2 million in 2024 alone from the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia and Vietnam) and the recent court dismissal of a $5 million fine related to the Trump Organization fraud case.
The political context completes the picture. Since 2015, Donald Jr. is one of his father’s key players in the toughest conservative base. According to a profile by Associated Press November 2024: “When Donald Trump launched his presidential bid in 2015 and faced skepticism from much of the Republican Party, Trump Jr.’s public relations efforts helped his father gain support, particularly among conservatives who saw him as someone who embodied their views and, as an avid hunter and fisherman, a strong supporter of the right to bear arms.”
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Be combative styleher best-selling books (Triggered And Liberal privilege), his constant appearances at rallies and his role during the 2024 campaign – where he introduced and traveled with his father at the Republican National Convention Air Force One along with Elon Musk and RFK Jr. – made him a central figure in Trumpism. Analysts from Politically And The hill They even identify him as a possible candidate for governor or senator in the near future.
In the words of Kyle Mullins himself Forbes: “The upside potential for Donald Trump Jr. is virtually unlimited.” With his stake in the conservative fund 1789 Capital (which manages $1 billion and invests in xAI, SpaceX and companies with Pentagon contracts) and his operational control of Trump Organization hotels, golf courses and global licenses, the first-born Trump has evolved from “son of” to tycoon in his own right.
In a year marked by his father’s re-election and the biggest bull market in cryptocurrency history, Donald Trump Jr. has turned previous obstacles into a colossal fortune. The message is clear: In the Trump 2.0 era, politics and economics not only touch each other; they multiply.
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