--- title: Donald Trump Has More Money Than Every U.S. President Combined description: Bernie Sanders's $330,000 would get him the tie for poorest in history. Would the Donald's fortune get him the win? authors: - name: Ethan Wolff-Mann url: https://money.com/author/ethan-wolff-mann/ at_money_since: 2015 articles: 160 covers: - Economy and Politics - Banking - Business - Career Advice - Credit - Credit Cards - Education - Housing - Identity Theft - Insurance - Investing - Lifestyle - Personal Finance - Professional Services - Shopping - Taxes - Technology social: - https://x.com/ewolffmann former_staff: true published: '2015-09-25T13:30:57.000Z' modified: '2024-04-16T06:51:47.000Z' section: Economy and Politics word_count: 253 canonical: https://money.com/donald-trump-has-more-money-than-every-u-s-president-combined/ type: Article source: structured-blocks --- > **Disclosure:** We research all brands listed and may earn a fee from our partners. Research and financial considerations may influence how brands are displayed. Not all brands are included. [Learn more](https://money.com/page/disclaimer/). ![Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump waves to supporters as he takes the stage for a campaign event in Dallas, Monday, Sept. 14, 2015.](https://img.money.com/2015/09/150921_em_trumprichpres.jpg) *Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump waves to supporters as he takes the stage for a campaign event in Dallas, September 14, 2015.* Real estate magnate and reality television star Donald Trump, who currently leads the [Republican primary polls](http://www.cnn.com/2015/09/20/politics/carly-fiorina-donald-trump-republican-2016-poll/index.html), is constantly telling everyone that he's very rich. And he is. Trump's fortune is estimated to be worth $2.9 billion (according to [Bloomberg](http://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2015-07-28/here-s-our-tally-of-donald-trump-s-wealth)), or $4 billion (according to [Forbes](http://www.forbes.com/profile/donald-trump/)), or $8.7 billion (according to a document Trump circulated at his July campaign announcement), or "well over $10 billion" (according to Trump himself, later the same day). Even the low end of that range of estimates dwarfs John F. Kennedy's [$1 billion](http://content.time.com/time/interactive/0,31813,2106519,00.html) (in 2015 dollars) reserve, and makes George Washington's $525 million (again, 2015 dollars) look pedestrian. In fact, a President Trump would not only be the richest president in U.S. history; he'd be richer than all previous U.S. president combined. (Their [collective net worth adds up to](http://247wallst.com/2010/05/17/the-net-worth-of-the-american-presidents-washington-to-obama/) only around $2.6 billon.) At the other end of the spectrum, Bernie Sanders's estimated "fortune" of around $330,507 would put him very near the bottom of the richest presidents list, alongside [Vermont's Calvin Coolidge and Harry Truman](http://247wallst.com/banking-finance/2010/05/17/the-net-worth-of-the-american-presidents-washington-to-obama/). Carly Fiorina, currently running second or third in Republican primary polls, would slot in at number 10, just ahead of Bill Clinton at [$59 million](http://heavy.com/news/2015/09/carly-fiorina-net-worth-business-career-job-ceo-salary-husband-frank-family-bio-photos-education-college-fox-cnn-debate-home-house/). Wisconsin governor Scott Walker, who dropped out of the Republican race this week, would have taken [last place on the list](http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2015/08/26/24-7-wall-st-net-worth-presidential-candidates/32409491/) if he'd remained in the race and prevailed in both the primary and general elections. He's currently [in debt](http://www.businessinsider.com/scott-walker-has-tens-of-thousands-of-dollars-worth-of-credit-card-debt-2015-8), putting his net worth in negative territory. ***Read next: [These Are the 10 Richest Women of All Time](https://money.com/10-richest-women-all-time/)*** ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "BreadcrumbList", "@id": "https://money.com/donald-trump-has-more-money-than-every-u-s-president-combined/#breadcrumb", "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "name": "Home", "item": "https://money.com" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "name": "Economy and Politics", "item": "https://money.com/economy-and-politics/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "name": "Wealth", "item": "https://money.com/wealth/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "name": "Donald Trump Has More Money Than Every U.S. President Combined" } ] }, { "@type": "WebSite", "@id": "https://money.com/#website", "url": "https://money.com", "name": "Money", "publisher": { "@id": "https://money.com/#organization" } }, { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://money.com/donald-trump-has-more-money-than-every-u-s-president-combined/#webpage", "url": "https://money.com/donald-trump-has-more-money-than-every-u-s-president-combined/", "name": "Donald Trump Has More Money Than Every U.S. President Combined", "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://money.com/#website" }, "datePublished": "2015-09-25T13:30:57.000Z", "mainEntity": { "@id": "https://money.com/donald-trump-has-more-money-than-every-u-s-president-combined/" }, "inLanguage": "en-US", "breadcrumb": { "@id": "https://money.com/donald-trump-has-more-money-than-every-u-s-president-combined/#breadcrumb" }, "dateModified": "2024-04-16T06:51:47.000Z" }, { "@type": "Article", "headline": "Donald Trump Has More Money Than Every U.S. President Combined", "articleSection": "Economy and Politics", "image": [ { "@type": "ImageObject", "url": "https://img.money.com/2015/09/150921_em_trumprichpres.jpg", "width": 2100, "height": 1267, "caption": "150921_EM_TrumpRichPres" } ], "author": [ { "@type": "Person", "name": "Ethan Wolff-Mann", "url": "https://money.com/author/ethan-wolff-mann/", "@id": "https://money.com/author/ethan-wolff-mann/#author", "sameAs": [ "https://x.com/ewolffmann" ] } ], "publisher": "https://money.com/#organization", "datePublished": "2015-09-25T13:30:57.000Z", "description": "Bernie Sanders's $330,000 would get him the tie for poorest in history. 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