“Barron has great knowledge about cryptocurrencies,” said United States (U.S.) President Donald Trump in an interview in September when the Trump family launched a crypto project called World Liberty Financial.
Within nine months, Donald Trump earned about one billion dollars from cryptocurrencies, and his youngest son did very well. According to some estimates, Barron Trump earned nearly 40 million dollars, from which he was left with about 25 million dollars after paying taxes.
It appears to be significantly more than what his older siblings accumulated over the years. Trump’s older children had smaller stakes in their father’s tower in Las Vegas, and later in his hotel in Washington. But it seems that none of those projects brought in as much money as cryptocurrencies, which opened an official entry into the family business for Barron.
Barron becomes an ambassador
World Liberty Financial, a decentralized company for financial protocols and cryptocurrencies founded in 2024, is known for its direct connection to Donald Trump and his family. The company appointed Barron Trump as an ambassador, the same status given to Don Jr. and Eric Trump. All three are listed on the official website as co-founders, along with four other individuals.
For months, it was not known exactly what stake the Trump offspring had in the project. However, Trump has since released a financial report in which he revealed that he personally owns 52.5% of the company, while unnamed family members own an additional 22.5%. The report does not disclose the exact distribution within the family, but if Don Jr., Eric, and Barron received equal shares, each would have 7.5%, which is roughly the same as what Trump’s eldest three children had in the Washington hotel.
How much money did World Liberty Financial make?
The company sold tokens worth at least 550 million dollars, and everything above the first 30 million dollars appears to belong to the owners. Barron and his older brothers could thus each receive 39 million dollars before tax. However, there is one complication: the Trump family appears to have sold part of its stake in the project sometime in January 2025. Depending on when and at what price they sold, Barron and his brothers might receive a slightly different amount.
World Liberty Financial and the Trump Organization did not respond to requests for comment.
Barron – a millionaire at 19
At 19 years old, Barron joined the inner circle of Trump people who found a way to get rich. He was only nine when his father announced his candidacy for president. Seventeen months later, Donald Trump won the election and moved into the White House in January 2017.
In Washington, Barron reportedly enrolled at the Episcopal St. Andrew’s School in Potomac, Maryland, where tuition today amounts to over 50.000 dollars per year.
Although he rarely appeared in public, according to Melania Trump’s biography published in 2020, she renegotiated the prenuptial agreement in 2018 to secure better inheritance terms and a larger share in the family business for her son.
During the years spent outside the White House and the public eye, Barron reportedly attended Oxbridge Academy in West Palm Beach, Florida, where tuition exceeds 40.000 dollars per year. In September 2024, he enrolled at the Stern School of Business at New York University, where tuition amounts to 99.000 dollars per year. In the same month, his father announced the founding of World Liberty Financial.
