--- title: Donald Trump's Net Worth Fell $800 Million Over the Past Year description: Forbes estimates that Donald Trump's net worth is $3.7 billion, down $800 million from last year largely due to declining real estate value. authors: - name: Alicia Adamczyk url: https://money.com/author/alicia-adamczyk/ at_money_since: 2015 articles: 201 covers: - Economy and Politics - Banking - Business - Career Advice - Credit Cards - Education - Housing - Identity Theft - Insurance - Investing - Lifestyle - Loans - Personal Finance - Retirement - Shopping - Taxes - Technology social: - https://x.com/aliciaadamczyk former_staff: true published: '2016-09-28T14:09:12.000Z' modified: '2024-04-17T03:56:29.000Z' section: Economy and Politics tags: - Donald Trump - pubdesk word_count: 257 canonical: https://money.com/donald-trump-net-worth-falls/ 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 Campaigns In Florida Day After First Debate](https://img.money.com/2016/09/gettyimages-610818312.jpg) *Donald Trump's net worth fell $800 million over the past 12 months.* Donald Trump's elusive net worth fell $800 million from a year ago to $3.7 billion, according to [Forbes](http://www.forbes.com/sites/jenniferwang/2016/09/28/the-definitive-look-at-donald-trumps-wealth-new/#53f32d6a7e2d), which has been tracking the Republican presidential candidate's assets for 34 years. Forbes, which analyzed 28 assets or asset classes to produce the figure, pegs a "softening of New York City's real estate market" as the prime reason Trump's worth has fallen so dramatically. The iconic Trump Tower on Fifth Avenue in Manhattan lost $159 million in value over the past 12 months, the magazine calculates, while frequent campaign stop Mar-a-Lago, the private club in Palm Beach, reportedly declined $50 million in value. ***Read Next: Donald Trump Would Be Billions Richer If He’d Invested in Index Funds*** Properties that rose in value include 555 California, located in San Francisco, and NYC's Trump Parc/Trump Parc East. Trump himself puts his net worth at $10 billion, not in actual holdings, but because that's what he estimates his "brand" is worth. To be more precise, Forbes does not assign a value to the "brand" of any of the billionaires it tracks. "Great businessmen turn brands into profits, which then get valued," reporters Chase Peterson-Withorn and Jennifer Wang write. ***Read More:** Yes, Donald Trump—You Actually Can Learn a Lot From Tax Returns* Earlier this year Forbes pegged the real estate exec's worth at [$4.5 billion](http://www.forbes.com/sites/randalllane/2015/09/29/inside-the-epic-fantasy-thats-driven-donald-trump-for-33-years/#26bf598c19ce), as did [another report](https://money.com/donald-trump-is-worth-4-5-billion/). Bloomberg estimates the figure is closer to [$2.9 billion](http://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2015-07-28/here-s-our-tally-of-donald-trump-s-wealth). 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