Revealed: Rudy Giuliani's Assets & Salary - Is the Star a Billionaire? Net Worth 2026: Career Earnings & Assets

As one of the most talked-about figures, Rudy Giuliani has built a significant fortune. In this article, we dive deep into the assets and career highlights.

What Is Rudy Giuliani's Net Worth?

Rudy's many legal problems, mostly stemming from his actions connected to the 2020 election, have been very expensive. In mid-2023, facing an indictment in Georgia, a defamation lawsuit filed by election workers, a defamation lawsuit from Smartmatic, a defamation lawsuit from Dominion Voting, and a $10 million lawsuit from a former employee, Rudy was ordered to pay the election worker defamation plaintiffs $89,000 in legal fees. In August 2023, his lawyers submitted a filing in which they claimed Giuliani was:

At his peak, Rudy was worth as much as $100 million. He earned his fortune after leaving politics and forging a highly successful consulting career through his business Giuliani Partners, and as a public speaker. As we detail in the next section, as recently as 2017, Rudy was making nearly $10 million per year from all sources, according to his own financial disclosures. Unfortunately, as we describe in two sections below, thanks to a divorce, lavish spending, and unimaginable legal fees, Rudy has reportedly lost the vast majority of his fortune.

Rudy Giuliani served as Mayor of New York City from 1994 to 2001. Before this, he was the United States Associate Attorney General and the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York. Later in his career, as part of the personal legal team for Donald Trump, Giuliani gained notoriety for a number of public blunders and attempting to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election. Rudy's personal controversies have caused his law license to be suspended in New York.

Rudy's divorce proceedings with Judith Nathan took over a year to finalize. During the divorce fight, we learned a number of interesting facts about the Giulianis' wealth and spending. We learned that the couple maintained six homes and typically spent $230,000 per MONTH to fund their lifestyle. They have 11 country club memberships and Rudy sometimes spends $12,000 PER MONTH on cigars. Immediately after their separation in 2018, Rudy agreed to pay Judith $43,000 per month in support. Judith was seeking an increase to $63,000 per month.

"…having financial difficulties and would like the payment of fees to be tolled until the case is resolved. Giuliani needs more time to pay the attorneys' fees and would like the opportunity to seek an extension from the Court."

Divorce filings showed that Rudy earned $7.9 million in 2016, $9.5 million in 2017, and $6.8 million in 2018. The vast majority of his earnings have come from speaking fees.

Rudy Giuliani is an American politician and inactive lawyer who has a net worth of -$150 million. On December 21, 2023, Rudy Giuliani filed for bankruptcy. The filing came days after he was ordered to pay $148 million in damages to two Georgia election workers who sued him for defamation. The $148 million included $75 million in punitive damages, $40 million for emotional distress, and $16 million for defamation. In his bankruptcy filing, Rudy reported assets worth between $1 million and $10 million and liabilities of at least $152 million. The Chapter 11 filing allows Rudy to temporarily pause repossession of his assets by the Georgia election workers but would ultimately not wipe the debt clear if it is shown the damages are connected to "intentional fraud," which is the case with many defamation rulings.

Immediately prior to the $148 million judgment and the subsequent bankruptcy filing, we estimated that Rudy Giuliani's net worth was $1 million. At the time of the judgment, Rudy owned a $6.5 million apartment in New York City and a $4.5 million condo in Florida. He listed the NYC apartment for sale for $6.5 million in August 2023. In October 2023, the IRS placed a lien on the Florida condo after accusing him of failing to pay $550,000 worth of taxes. Furthermore, around the same time of the listing and the lien, Rudy's lawyer's submitted a claim which detailed Rudy's inability to pay their bills.

While he was running for President in 2007, Rudy Giuliani released disclosures that showed his net worth was at least $18 million and could be as high as $70 million. The disclosure showed that Rudy earned $11.4 million in 2006 alone after performing 124 paid speeches. That's a major boost from 2001 when he estimated his net worth at $3 million during his divorce from his second wife, most of which came from a book advance.

Ultimately, Rudy Giuliani's financial journey is a testament to their success.

Disclaimer: All net worth figures are estimates based on public data.