Ken Griffin net worth 2026
A file on what they are worth, where the money comes from, what government pays their holdings, and what they spend on politics.
What the money shows
Ken Griffin is listed at $52.1B in net worth. The loaded public-record file ties $80M to federal contracts, lobbying, PAC money, or personal political giving. Personal political giving accounts for $80M in the accepted FEC records. The largest recipient committee on file is SENATE LEADERSHIP FUND across 9 recipient committees.
Sources: USAspending · Senate LDA · FEC
Incomplete FEC data
The personal-giving data is not complete. Totals on this page may be understated until every FEC filing can be checked.
- held Schedule A receipts cover only ingested super PAC committees and only contributions of $50,000 or more; other personal giving may be missing
Background
Ken Griffin began trading from his Harvard dorm room in the 1980s — even putting a satellite dish on the roof to pull in stock quotes — and founded the hedge fund Citadel in 1990. He owns about 80% of Citadel, which has become the most profitable hedge fund in history, and also owns Citadel Securities, one of the largest firms handling United States stock trades. In 2015 he paid $500 million for two paintings, the largest private art deal on record at the time.
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- The personKen GriffinNet worth Forbes, 2026-07$52B
- spends on politicsPersonal givingSee the lobby register →$77M
- money goes toSENATE LEADERSHIP FUND · KEYSTONE RENEWAL PAC · MARYLAND'S FUTURE · SFA FUND, INC8 recipient committeesSee the donor register →$77M
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Gold is money coming in from government. Green is money spent to support a candidate, red to oppose one. Purple is other money going out to politics. Each step links to the file it came from.
Net worth
Forbes lists Ken Griffin at $52B as of 2026-07.
What they spend on politics
Who they have backed
- SENATE LEADERSHIP FUND2024-09-27 · 4 gifts · C00571703$30M
- KEYSTONE RENEWAL PAC2024-10-21 · 3 gifts · C00849489$16M
- MARYLAND'S FUTURE2024-03-06 · 1 gift · C00870030$10M
- SFA FUND, INC2023-12-28 · 2 gifts · C00828061$5.0M
- THE SENTINEL ACTION FUND2024-10-21 · 3 gifts · C00811166$5.0M
- MORE JOBS, LESS GOVERNMENT2023-10-03 · 1 gift · C00693838$5.0M
- CONSERVATIVES FOR AMERICAN EXCELLENCE INC.2024-01-08 · 1 gift · C00835967$3.0M
- FIX WASHINGTON PAC2024-05-01 · 1 gift · C00870592$2.5M