Richest ever US president: How wealthy is Donald Trump?

Donald Trump has begun his second stint in the White House. Is he the richest US president to ever occupy the Oval Office?

Every four years America's president is sworn in on Inauguration Day, whether newly elected or returning to office. Image via X @PHIL_MPHELA

Donald Trump has begun his second stint in the White House after a comprehensive win over Democrat rival Kamala Harris in last year’s US presidential election.

Trump, who was also president between 2017 and 2021, may well be the richest US president ever.

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The Forbes Real Time Billionaires is a daily ranking of the richest people in the world.

At the time of publishing it shows that Trump is the 666th-richest person in the world with a fortune of $5.1 billion.

World’s richest person

Meanwhile, Trump’s close friend, ally and head of DOGE, South Africa-born 53-year-old Elon Musk, continues to lead the way as the world’s richest person.

Musk boasts a fortune of $359.4 billion.

Following behind in second place is Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, with founder and CEO of Amazon, Jeff Bezos, in third spot.

The rest of the top 10, in order, are Larry Ellison, Bernard Arnault, Warren Buffet, Larry Page, Sergey Brin, Amancio Ortega and Steve Ballmer.

Musk is bound to make Trump an even richer man over the next four years in office …

Top 10 richest people in the world

Correct as of 2 March 2025

Rank	Name	Net worth
1	Elon Musk	$359.4 billion
2	Mark Zuckerberg	$230.7 billion
3	Jeff Bezos	$227 billion
4	Larry Ellison	$204.6 billion
5	Bernard Arnault	$186.2 billion
6	Warren Buffet	$161.1 billion
7	Larry Page	$141.6 billion
8	Sergey Brin	$135.4 billion
9	Amancio Ortega	$121.7 billion
10	Steve Ballmer	$118.9 billion