Binance founder Changpeng Zhao added a jaw-dropping $9.8 billion to his fortune in just 24 hours, pushing his net worth to $91.2 billion, according to Forbes’ real-time billionaire tracker.
The 49-year-old crypto mogul’s wealth jumped 12% in a single day, and his fortune has now grown by $41.5 billion — an 83.6% increase — since the start of 2026 alone. Forbes credits Zhao with roughly 90% ownership of Binance, which boasts over 320 million registered users trading more than 350 cryptocurrencies, and reportedly pulled in $5.4 billion in transaction fees according to Bloomberg estimates.
Some of this windfall traces back to June 2026, when Bloomberg slashed Binance’s valuation discount from 50% to 15% over easing regulatory concerns — a single adjustment worth roughly $36 billion to Zhao’s net worth.
It’s quite the turnaround for a man who was pardoned by Donald Trump in October 2025 after serving four months in prison over anti-money-laundering failures at Binance. Some fall from grace; others apparently bounce right back into a private jet.
Source: Nairametrics. Photo: Changpeng Zhao, 2022 (Wikimedia Commons).
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