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Peter Thiel 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
$27B
Forbes · as of 2026-07
File · Money Read

What the money shows

Peter Thiel is listed at $27B in net worth. The loaded public-record file ties $3.7B to federal contracts, lobbying, PAC money, or personal political giving. Personal political giving accounts for $1.5M in the accepted FEC records. The entity file includes $3.7B in contracts, $6.3M in lobbying, and $5,000 in PAC money. The largest recipient committee on file is CLUB FOR GROWTH ACTION across 1 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.

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Who they are

Background

Peter Thiel was born in Germany and moved to the United States as a child. He co-founded PayPal, and in 2004 became the first outside investor in Facebook, buying a stake for $500,000 that later grew into a fortune. He also co-founded Palantir, a data company that works closely with the U.S. government, and runs a venture-capital firm, Founders Fund, that backs technology and defense startups.

For more, read their Wikipedia page →
The chain
Peter Thiel
Gage Skidmore · CC BY-SA 3.0
  1. The person
    Peter Thiel
    Net worth Forbes, 2026-07
    $27B
  2. controls
    Palantir Technologies · Founders Fund
    2 companies and funds with federal or lobbying records
  3. is paid by government
    Federal contracts to their holdings
    See the contractor files →
    $5.9B
  4. spends on politics
    Personal giving, lobbying, corporate PAC
    See the lobby register →
    $49M
  5. money goes to
    SAVING ARIZONA PAC · PROTECT OHIO VALUES PAC (POV PAC) · CLUB FOR GROWTH ACTION · FREE FOREVER POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE
    8 recipient committees
    See the donor register →
    $41M
  6. spent against
    Marie Gluesenkamp PerezD
    NRCC spent against $5.9M
    See the member's file →
  7. spent against
    Adam GrayD
    NRCC spent against $3.8M
    See the member's file →
  8. spent against
    Gabe VasquezD
    NRCC spent against $2.5M
    See the member's file →
  9. spent against
    Jared F. GoldenD
    NRCC spent against $2.4M
    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 Peter Thiel at $27B as of 2026-07.

Controlled holdings and entities

Where it came from

  • Palantir Technologies
  • Founders Fund
USAspending, all cycles

What the government pays them

Federal contracts
derived · USAspending · all cycles
$5.9B
FEC and Senate LDA

What they spend on politics

Personal political giving
derived · FEC Schedule A · all cycles
$43M
Lobbying through holdings
derived · Senate LDA · 2025 cycle
$6.3M
Corporate PAC money
derived · FEC funding flows · all cycles
$5K
Recipient committees, all cycles

Who they have backed

  • SAVING ARIZONA PAC
    2022-10-20 · 5 gifts · C00777185
    $20M
  • PROTECT OHIO VALUES PAC (POV PAC)
    2022-04-25 · 3 gifts · C00770495
    $15M
  • CLUB FOR GROWTH ACTION
    2026-02-03 · 2 gifts · C00487470
    $2.5M
  • FREE FOREVER POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE
    2020-07-21 · 5 gifts · C00721910
    $2.1M
  • GROW THE MAJORITY
    2025-02-25 · 1 gift · C00858373
    $852K
  • NRCC
    2025-02-25 · 7 gifts · C00075820
    $481K
  • REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE
    2025-02-25 · 9 gifts · C00003418
    $310K
  • TRUMP VICTORY
    2018-07-10 · 1 gift · C00618389
    $250K