big number
$2.2 billion. That’s Trump Media’s market value as of Wednesday, a nearly 75% slide from its all-time high of roughly $8.7 billion in January 2025.
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forbes valuation
Trump has a net worth of $6.1 billion, ranking the president as the 665th-richest person in the world, according to Forbes’ estimates. He holds a 52% stake in Trump Media, totaling some 114.7 million shares worth about $932.5 million as of Wednesday’s share price.
key background
Trump Media and TAE Technologies announced in December they would merge in a deal valued at $6 billion, after which the Truth Social parent said it would build the “world’s first utility-scale fusion power plant” that could generate 50 megawatts of electricity. The Trump-owned firm went public in March 2024 through a reverse merger with Digital World Acquisition Corp., and trading in the stock has been frequently volatile. Trump Media has expanded to cryptocurrency, announcing last year it would launch Truth.Fi, a financial services brand, with other plans to enter the prediction markets business. Those plans included allowing users to bet on events like political elections and inflation-rate changes in a partnership with Crypto.com.
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further reading
ForbesTrump’s Truth Social Could Become Its Own Company As Parent Firm Floats Spin-OffBy Ty Roush