Donald Trump Net Worth: Donald Trump, the current frontrunner in the crowded GOP run for the White House, is estimated to have net worth of $4 billion.
According to Forbes estimates, Trump's net worth quadrupled from $1 billion between 1988 and today. However, Trump disputes independent appraisals of his wealth and maintains a net worth of $10 billion.
Trump was one of 1,645 people who made Forbes' 2014 billionaire list, representing a combined wealth of $6.4 trillion.
Gates' net worth ballooned from $1.1 billion in 1988 to $80 billion in 2015. Buffett's net worth swelled from $2.5 billion in 1988 to a current $67.8 billion. And Trump's industry peer, real estate magnate Donald Bren, owner and chairman of U.S.-based real estate investment company the Irvine Company, has seen his net worth mushroom from $1.9 billion in 1988 to $15.2 billion in 2015.
While he may trail other billionaires, Trump is by far the wealthiest presidential candidate. The second-richest candidate is Carly Fiorina with $59 million. Jeb Bush is third with an estimated net worth between $19 million and $22 million.
As Trump heads into the second GOP debate tonight in California, where 11 Republican hopefuls will compete for the party's nominee, a fresh CBS News poll shows Trump leads the national polls with 27%. That's up from 24% in August.
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But neurosurgeon Ben Carson has significantly narrowed the gap. Carson is a close second with 23%. That's up substantially from 6% in August. Jeb Bush, Mike Huckabee, and Marco Rubio round out the top five.
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