Donald Trump's net worth far outweighs top royals like King Charles and Prince William

Figures show that the US presidential nominee Donald Trump is worth billions more than two of the Royal Family's most senior members, King Charles and Prince William

The opinion splitting Donald Trump is vying to become the 46th president of the US this week as Americans are set to have their say on who they want to lead the country for the next four years.

But, his journey to the political helm has been far from predictable, with the 78-year-old spending the majority of his career in real estate. His journey to becoming one the US' richest men came about three years after he left college and decided to set his sights on the iconic scapes of Manhattan, leaving his native New York borough of Queens and Brooklyn behind.

With the help of a $1million loan and from his father before another $100m from bank loans attained with his fathers help, Trump would begin accruing the likes of the Grand Hyatt Hotel, Trump Tower and Trump Plaza as he built his real estate portfolio.

In the years that followed, his stock would soon rise as he became a regular face on televisions across the US with him becoming the star of the US Apprentice and even featured in the much-loved Home Alone, reports the Daily Express.

Possibly the highlight of his career came in 2017 when he defeated Hilary Clinton to become the 45th president of the US.

As he looks to serve a second term as president, his hope where nearly abruptly cut short after he was shot on July 13 whilst speaking at a rally in Pennsylvania, but thankfully, the bullet missed his head and instead left him with a bloodied ear. And the controversy around the election didn't end there, as the Democrats saw a change of leader from Joe Biden to current vice-president, Kamala Harris.

What is Donald Trump’s net worth?

As Trump comes to the conclusion of his election campaign, Forbes have revealed that his net worth rose to a staggering eight billion dollars, double what it was previously. On Tuesday (October 29) it jumped by a massive six per cent, a boost of $400m in a day.

Such is his enormous wealth, that he now comes in as the 357th wealthiest person across the world.

How does his wealth compare to King Charles?

Despite the huge wealth of the British Royal Family, the former president's wealth far outweighs that of King Charles and Prince William.

With King Charles currently ranking as the UK's 258th richest person, according to the Sunday Times Rich List, he is worth a staggering $772m, just a fraction of Trump's.

How does his wealth compare to Prince William?

While Prince William's net worth isn't fully known, his Duchy estate have been valued at an estimated $1billion pounds as off 2022.

With most of his income coming from the Duchy estate, it boasts over 52,000 hectares of farmland, residential and commercial properties and coastline.

Just last year Prince William and Kate Middleton reportedly made a huge $30m between March 2023 and March 2024 and according to the Royal Estate that money comes from “the cost of the official, charitable, and private lives of their royal highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales and their children.”