Crypto, houses, watches and guitars: where the 2.2 billion declared by Trump in 2025 come from

Cryptocurrencies, villas and golf courses, but also watches, guitars, books, shares, gold bars and even old appearances in films and TV series. Donald Trump’s annual financial statement shows the US president’s income during 2025: the …

Crypto, houses, watches and guitars: where the 2.2 billion declared by Trump in 2025 come from

Cryptocurrencies, villas and golf courses, but also watches, guitars, books, shares, gold bars and even old appearances in films and TV series. Donald Trump’s annual financial statement shows the US president’s income during 2025: the 927-page document, certified and published on June 30, 2026 by the Office of Government Ethics, shows over 2.2 billion dollars in total income, against just over 600 million declared in 2024, before arriving at the White House. More than half of the revenue comes from cryptocurrencies.

Cryptocurrencies: over 1.4 billion, Trump’s real gold mine

Over $1.4 billion of the revenue reported for 2025 is attributable to activities related to cryptocurrencies and digital assets, therefore well over half of the total. The most relevant item is Cic Digital Llc, a company linked to the Trump Organization: Trump declared around 636 million dollars, of which 635 came from a licensing agreement with “Celebration Coin”. They are the $TRUMP memecoins, a cryptocurrency launched a few days before taking office for the second term which had gathered thousands of members before collapsing in value.

Then there is World Liberty Financial, the crypto project promoted by the Trump family. The sale of the tokens resulted in 526 million dollars, to which must be added 65 million from the sale of shares in the company’s holding company. Another 196.875 million is listed as income from investments in “Stablecoin Holdco Llc”, parent company of World liberty financial.

Juventus and cryptodollars, how much Paolo Ardoino earns: why he bet (everything) on ​​Trump

The jump compared to the previous year is enormous. In the disclosure relating to 2024, Trump declared approximately $57 million from the sale of World Liberty Financial tokens. In 2025, cryptocurrencies have become the main source of his income. Precisely on September 15, 2026, the Senate failed to advance the new regulatory framework on cryptocurrencies also due to the lack of agreement on the ethical rules applicable to public officials.

Properties, resorts and golf courses

Trump does not live on crypto alone: ​​the brick still remains a gigantic revenue machine. Trump declared $389 million from properties, golf clubs and resorts in the United States and Scotland. Mar-a-Lago alone, the Palm Beach club residence that has also become one of the centers of the president’s political life, generated over 77 million dollars in 2025.

Already in 2024 its golf clubs were producing tens of millions of dollars each: the one in Doral had declared over 110 million in revenues, Bedminster around 33 million, Jupiter 28 and the Trump international golf club in West Palm Beach around 29 million.

Emirates and Saudi Arabia: millions to use the Trump brand

Trump can also afford not to directly own properties and generate income from them. The president’s surname in fact has a commercial value and can be licensed to projects created by third parties. In 2025, Trump made more than $21 million from licensing deals linked to real estate organizations in the United Arab Emirates and another $9.2 million from a real estate company in Saudi Arabia.

The first page of Donald Trump’s tax return

Chicago’s Trump Tower, which houses the Trump International Hotel & Tower, alone brings in more than $35 million. In general, from the Middle East alone, Trump earns more than 52 million dollars from the name.

From the “Trump Watches” comes 4.7 million dollars

Trump Watches, the watch brand that uses the president’s name, also appears in the document. The names of the models also recall his “maxims” such as “fight, fight, fight”. In 2025, watch-related deals brought in about $4.7 million, nearly $2 million more than the previous year.

Over 208,000 dollars came from the “Greenwood Bible” version of the Bible, while 67,634 dollars came from the deal for shoes and perfumes.

Trump guitars: from one million to 35,920 dollars

Trump also makes money from guitars. The disclosure records $35,920 coming from “45 Guitar” through what it calls a sponsorship and promotion agreement. ABC News notes that 45 Guitar could be linked to Trump Guitars, a brand that presents itself as the manufacturer of the only guitar officially approved by Donald Trump. But, in this case, revenue is down from the $1 million reported the year before.

The book “The Art of the Deal” still pays off nearly 40 years later

Trump is also a successful writer. The title that continues to generate the most money is “The Art of the Deal”, published in 1987, from which Trump declared at least $100,000 in 2025. In second place among the books is “How to Get Rich”, released in 2004.

Other titles now sell very little. For “Surviving at the Top”, published in 1990, the disclosure records for example $200. This segment had also grown in size the previous year thanks to more recent publications: in 2024 Trump had declared around $3 million from the photo book “Save America” ​​and $250,000 from “Letters to Trump”.

Where Trump invests: Apple, Nvidia, Microsoft and 1,600 other companies

And then there is trading on the stock market. In 2025, Trump’s investment managers made more than 21,000 securities trades spread across eight accounts. At the end of the period, the investment accounts were worth at least $858 million and included stakes in about 1,600 companies.

Gas, defense and finance: this is how Italy has transformed into an El Dorado for Trump’s USA

On August 18, 2025, for example, there are investments in Apple, Nvidia and Microsoft, each placed in the range between 5 and 25 million dollars. The documents show frenetic activity: considering the first 17 months after returning to the White House, Trump or his handlers appear to have carried out almost 28,700 transactions. The figure exceeds the approximately 22,200 operations declared overall by all American deputies and senators in the same period. There is no shortage of gold. The value indicated reaches a maximum of one million dollars.

86 million dollars came from the lawsuits won against the media and Big Tech

In 2025, the president reported about $86 million from court settlements reached in several disputes with technology companies and publishing groups. In fact, more than $86 million comes from five agreements with ABC, CBSYouTube and Meta.

The gifts: the $250,000 statue at the Super Bowl

In the “tax return” there are also gifts. Trump has declared them worth over $370,000 in 2025. The most expensive is a life-size statue of the president with his fist raised after the Butler attack, donated by Sticker Mule founder Anthony Constantino and valued at $250,000.

trump statue anthony constantino linkedin
The statue donated by Anthony Constantino

Then there are over 122 thousand dollars in tickets for sporting events. These include ten tickets to the Super Bowl, valued at a total of 50 thousand dollars, tickets to the US Open for 25 thousand dollars, as well as admissions to the Daytona 500, Ryder Cup and UFC matches. Gianni Infantino, the FIFA president, gave Trump 10 tickets to the World Cup final with a commercial value of $15,000.

Cinema and television: Trump still collects from old appearances

Finally, in Trump’s 730 there is room for Hollywood. Trump has received payouts of up to $200,000 linked to past appearances in television and film productions. Productions in which Trump has appeared over the years include “The Nanny,” “Sex and the City” and “Zoolander.”

Duties, money and influencers: this is how Trump’s “machine” wants to dismantle Europe

Added to this income is the pension from his career in entertainment: $6,484 a month from the Screen Actors Guild and another $727 a month from the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists. That’s about $86,500 a year in total.