Context Donald Trump's 'Forbes Richest 400 Americans' rankings and estimated net worth from 1985 to 2017. Content Forbes Magazine's yearly Richest 400 Americans list was first published in 1982. Trump was on the list in 1982, 1983, and 1984, which are the only three years that I haven't been able to find his ranking. I left those years off the list. In 1982, according to "TrumpNation: The Art of Being the Donald" by Timothy O'Brien, "Forbes gave Donald an undefined share of a family fortune the magazine estimate at $200 million - at at time when all Donald owned personally was a half interest in the Grand Hyatt and a share of the yet-to-be completed Trump Tower. 1983- Wealth: Share of Fred's estimated $400 million fortune...1984- Wealth: Fred has $200 million, Donald has $400 million... 1985-Rank:51 Wealth: $600 million. Donald becomes a solo Forbes 400 act; Fred disappears from list." The "Worth" column contains Trump's estimated net worth in billions. Years when his ranking and net worth are "NA" are years when he did not make the Forbes 400 list (1990-1995).