Barron Trump, the youngest son of U.S. President Donald Trump and Melania Trump, became one of the wealthiest family members at the age of 19 thanks to successful investments in cryptocurrency. His current net worth is estimated at $150 million, which already exceeds his mother’s financial achievements.
This is reported by Finway
Investments in World Liberty Financial and Rapid Capital Growth
In recent months, Barron Trump has significantly increased his income, boosting his capital by $80 million. A substantial part of his wealth comes from owning nearly 2.3 billion WLFI tokens from the World Liberty Financial project, valued at $525 million at current rates. It is these digital assets that have allowed Barron to surpass Melania Trump in the family wealth rankings.
He became the first among the Trumps to seriously engage in the cryptocurrency market. At the end of 2024, Barron initiated the creation of World Liberty Financial, a company specializing in digital assets, involving other family members in the process.
“Meeting with business partners” and “making deals,” after which he calmly returned to studying at New York University’s campus in Washington.
The Trump Family’s Financial Gains from Cryptocurrency
During Donald Trump’s second presidential term, the financial situation of his children improved significantly. Donald Trump Jr. increased his wealth to $500 million within a year, while Eric Trump, thanks to crypto investments and contracts in Qatar, grew his capital from $40 million to $750 million. Ivanka Trump holds assets worth $100 million, and her husband Jared Kushner has $1 billion.
Donald Trump himself became the biggest beneficiary of the cryptocurrency boom, earning $3 billion in a year, of which $2 billion came from cryptocurrencies. As of August 2025, his income from crypto projects amounted to $2.37 billion. In June 2025, Trump declared over $57 million in profit from the sale of WLFI tokens for the year 2024. Overall, his wealth increased by 70%, reaching $7.3 billion, and he climbed 118 positions in the Forbes 400 ranking to 201st place.
Melania Trump also did not stay away from the digital economy. She owns a cryptocurrency wallet worth $20 million, which has been replenished, among other sources, through books, conferences, and documentaries. Additionally, Melania launched her own meme coin, MELANIA, which is currently valued at $200 million and is traded on cryptocurrency exchanges.