text: how much money donald trump has?   net worth  the forbes 400 list of 2005 estimates that donald trump's net worth at $2.7 billion. this places him in 83rd place. trump himself claims to be worth over $5 billion. however, on october 26, 2005, the new york times published an investigation into the history of trump's net worth which suggested that the figures stated by forbes have regularly been several times greater than his actual worth, even though they have been much lower than trump's own estimates. additionally, in wayne barret's book, "trump: the deals and the downfalls," it is reported that an outside auditor reported that trump "seriously over-valued" his assets. further, in the recent book "trump nation," author tim o'brien makes a convincing case that not only is trump not worth between $2 and 5 billion, but that donald trump is not a billionaire at all.