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Paul Singer 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.

Net worth
$6.7B
Forbes · as of 2026-07
File · Money Read

What the money shows

Paul Singer is listed at $6.7B in net worth. The loaded public-record file ties $65.2M to federal contracts, lobbying, PAC money, or personal political giving. Personal political giving accounts for $65.2M in the accepted FEC records. The largest recipient committee on file is SENATE LEADERSHIP FUND across 11 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
Who they are

Background

Paul Singer founded the hedge fund Elliott Management in 1977 and still leads it. Elliott is an activist investor: it buys stakes in companies, and debt owed by struggling firms and countries, then pushes for changes to make a profit.

For more, read their Wikipedia page →
The chain
Paul Singer
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  1. The person
    Paul Singer
    Net worth Forbes, 2026-07
    $6.7B
  2. spends on politics
    Personal giving
    See the lobby register →
    $45M
  3. money goes to
    SENATE LEADERSHIP FUND · MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN INC. · SFA FUND, INC · UNITED DEMOCRACY PROJECT ('UDP')
    8 recipient committees
    See the donor register →
    $44M
  4. spent for
    Donald TrumpR
    MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN INC. spent for $58M
    See the member's file →
  5. spent against
    Elissa SlotkinD
    SENATE LEADERSHIP FUND spent against $32M
    See the member's file →
  6. spent against
    Tammy BaldwinD
    SENATE LEADERSHIP FUND spent against $22M
    See the member's file →
  7. spent for
    David McCormickR
    KEYSTONE RENEWAL PAC spent for $13M
    See the member's file →

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.

Curated source

Net worth

Forbes lists Paul Singer at $6.7B as of 2026-07.

FEC and Senate LDA

What they spend on politics

Personal political giving
derived · FEC Schedule A · all cycles
$45M
Recipient committees, all cycles

Who they have backed

  • SENATE LEADERSHIP FUND
    2024-10-08 · 5 gifts · C00571703
    $27M
  • MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN INC.
    2024-08-15 · 1 gift · C00825851
    $5.0M
  • SFA FUND, INC
    2023-12-18 · 1 gift · C00828061
    $5.0M
  • UNITED DEMOCRACY PROJECT ('UDP')
    2024-06-17 · 2 gifts · C00799031
    $2.0M
  • KEYSTONE RENEWAL PAC
    2023-11-02 · 1 gift · C00849489
    $2.0M
  • CONSERVATIVES FOR AMERICAN EXCELLENCE INC.
    2024-02-06 · 1 gift · C00835967
    $1.5M
  • MORE JOBS, LESS GOVERNMENT
    2023-11-15 · 1 gift · C00693838
    $1.0M
  • THE SENTINEL ACTION FUND
    2024-03-27 · 1 gift · C00811166
    $750K