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At just 19, Barron Trump is already making headlines, not for politics or any controversy, but for reportedly amassing a fortune worth $150 million.
The youngest son of Donald Trump and Melania Trump, Barron has largely stayed out of the public eye compared to his high-profile family. Yet, a Forbes report suggests that the teen has quietly built an empire of his own.
So, how did a college student end up with a nine-figure fortune? Here’s what we know about Barron’s growing financial empire
How Barron Trump built his wealth
Though much about Barron Trump ’s finances remains private, reports suggest that his growing fortune is tied closely to the Trump family’s expanding footprint in cryptocurrency.
According to Vanity Fair, Barron has been playing an active role in World Liberty Financial, a crypto venture launched by members of the Trump family in late 2024.
“He’s got four wallets or something, and I’m saying, ‘What is a wallet?’” Trump joked during the company’s launch, hinting at his son’s surprising grasp of the digital finance world.
The move turned out to be incredibly lucrative. In September 2024, the Trump family company DT Marks Defi LLC reportedly received 22.5 billion WLFI tokens in return for using the Trump brand name and sharing a slice of the revenue. Forbes estimates that Barron holds around 10 per cent of the company.
Initially, the WLFI tokens didn’t seem worth much. But after Donald Trump ’s election win, crypto investor Justin Sun poured $75 million into World Liberty, an investment that happened just as the SEC paused an investigation into Sun.
That move caused token sales to soar, with Forbes projecting total sales of $675 million by August 2025. Barron’s post-tax share from this windfall is believed to be around $38 million.
The family then introduced a USD-pegged stablecoin with a market cap of $2.6 billion, further adding to Barron’s estimated share, roughly another $34 million.
And the wins didn’t stop there. A $750 million token deal with healthcare company Alt5 Sigma reportedly brought Barron an additional $41 million after taxes.
According to Forbes, Barron’s liquid assets now total around $150 million, but that’s just the start. He’s also believed to hold billions more in locked tokens that could push his net worth up by another $525 million once they become accessible.
Trump family’s growing fortune
When it comes to wealth, the Trump family has amassed approximately $10 billion in fortune.
At the top of the list is Donald Trump, whose net worth has surged to an estimated $7.3 billion, according to Forbes. His fortune grew by more than $3 billion in just one year, driven largely by booming cryptocurrency ventures and international licensing deals.
Following closely behind is Jared Kushner, Ivanka Trump’s husband, who now boasts a net worth exceeding $1 billion. His fortune stems from his investment firm Affinity Partners, Kushner Companies, and a network of international backers that has fuelled his rapid rise.
Donald Jr and Eric Trump have also carved out their own digital empires. The brothers reportedly co-own American Bitcoin, hold significant stakes in World Liberty Financial, and recently travelled to Qatar to finalise a golf course licensing deal. Their fortunes are estimated at $500 million and $750 million, respectively.
Ivanka Trump, once a prominent businesswoman and White House adviser, now holds an estimated net worth of $100 million. Meanwhile, First Lady Melania Trump has reportedly built a $20 million fortune through her books, public appearances, and even her own meme coin venture.
Tiffany Trump and her husband, Michael Boulos, were not featured in the latest Forbes ranking.
What’s next for Barron Trump?
Sources told People that the 19-year-old spent his summer “in meetings with partners, developing tech projects and setting up deals”. Another family source described him as “entrepreneurial, bright, and not shy about getting his own career in gear”.
The president’s six-foot-eight-or-so youngest son, who rarely makes public appearances, moved to Washington, DC, when his father assumed the presidency in 2017 and attended a private school in Maryland with tuition exceeding $50,000 annually.
Then in 2018, Melania Trump renegotiated her prenuptial agreement to ensure Barron’s inheritance and involvement in the family business, according to “The Art of Her Deal,” a 2020 biography.
In addition to his advancement in financial ventures, Barron Trump is also pursuing higher education at New York University’s Leonard N. Stern School of Business, specifically at the Washington, DC campus. He is studying business with a focus on finance, management, and entrepreneurship.
President Trump previously told the Daily Mail that his son “liked” NYU. “It’s a very high-quality place. He liked it. He liked the school,” Trump said. “I went to Wharton, and that was certainly one that we were considering. We didn’t do that. We went for Stern.”
With input from agencies