After the merger was accomplished, Mr Trump noticed his web price greater than double to over $5bn in a single day, in accordance with Forbes.
Mr Trump is barred from promoting his roughly 78m shares for about six months, except the corporate decides to grant him a waiver.
However he stands to earn a windfall ought to he determine to money in – even when the worth drops sharply, as many analysts predict.
Shares in Digital World, now Trump Media, have swung wildly since 2021 and are anticipated to proceed to take action.
They popped to greater than $70 apiece when Trump Media formally debuted on 26 March.
They’ve since fallen and are buying and selling round $50 apiece, which makes Mr Trump’s stake price $4.1bn.
However that’s about the place they had been the day earlier than the launch and thrice what Digital World shares had been price at the beginning of 2024.
Even when they had been to fall to $1 apiece in six months, Mr Trump might nonetheless increase greater than $78m by promoting.