The richest American president in history! Donald Trump makes his Hurun roster debut, with Media Biz
According to an official research report released on March 27, U.S. President Donald Trump made his debut on the 2025 Horon list of global wealthy people. The wealthiest U.S. president in history has tripled his wealth to $7.2 billion in the past year.
Donald Trump is the richest U.S. president in history
Donald Trump is the richest U.S. president in history, according to a Hurun research report released on March 27. With his 53% share of the social media company Truth Social, he broke into the top 500 of Hurun.
It added that Donald Trump’s focus and influence on the platform almost increased his fortune to $7.2 billion. And he is not alone. The report notes that the victory of Donald Trump, 78, benefited him and his other close ally Elon Musk and Peter Thiel.
Donald Trump’s effect: Elon Musk, Peter Till interests
“Donald Trump’s election victory brings post-election bonuses to our billionaires. Close ally Elon Musk and tech investor Peter Thiel have seen their wealth growth,” the report noted. According to the data, Elon Musk’s wealth jumped 82% to $420 billion, and Peter Thiel’s net worth rose 67% to $14 billion. The report attributes Tesla’s stock price rise to the “Trump effect.”
“Since the January 15, 2025 deadline, Elon Musk, 53, lost $100 billion after Tesla saw its market cap fall by $700 billion, as investors were surprised by competition from Chinese electric car manufacturers and consumers’ competition for Musk’s politics.”
Elon Musk has taken the first place in five years, becoming the first person ever to exceed the $400 billion mark. Despite the downturn shared by the Tesla man, he is still the richest man in the world.
Ten years later, the United States won the title on the Hurun Rich list
At the same time, the report also pointed out that the United States has regained its status as the country with the largest number of billionaires (including 96 new faces) in 2025. In fact, in the top 10, only France’s Bernard Arnault prevented the clean sweep of the United States.
Among the cities, New York is the second year global billionaire capital with 12.9 billionaires. Shanghai became the capital of Asian billionaires for the first time.
Overall, American billionaires contributed 42% of the total wealth on the list and 45% of the Hurun Top 100. The country’s main sectors include financial services (17 billionaires), media and entertainment companies (111 billionaires), and software and services (106 billionaires).
The United States also has 130 female billionaires, second only to China (a total of 823 billionaires, nine new additions), although mainly in inherited wealth. India ranks third with 284 billionaires, including 13 new names.
