CZ Calls Forbes $110B Net Worth Estimate 'Guess a Number'

The absurdity became clearer by late June 2026. Forbes revised CZ's net worth down to approximately $107 billion. Bloomberg pegged it at around $78 billion. That is a $29 billion gap between two of the most respected financial publications on the planet. Neither can be verified without access to Binance's internal financials, which the company has historically guarded closely.

CZ's wealth conversation cannot be separated from his legal history. In 2023 he pleaded guilty to anti-money-laundering violations, a case that resulted in a four-month sentence at a US federal prison. He was released in late 2024. CZ stepped down as CEO as part of the legal resolution, though his 90% ownership stake means he remains the dominant economic stakeholder. The company he founded in 2017 has grown into the largest cryptocurrency exchange globally by trading volume, as detailed in AlphaScala's earlier profile on CZ's rise.

The $29 billion valuation gap between Forbes and Bloomberg illustrates how opaque the crypto industry remains even at its highest levels. If the world's two most prominent wealth trackers cannot agree on what the largest crypto company is worth, retail investors trying to assess smaller projects and tokens are navigating with even less visibility. The honest answer is that nobody outside Binance knows what Binance is worth. CZ seems to agree.