Barack Obama – $70 million

Barack Obama is widely known for being the first African-American President elected to the United States from 2009 to 2017. During his Presidency, the U.S. reputation was generally improved abroad, and the American economy notably improved, marking him in the top tier of American Presidents. 

Aside from the six-figure pension he receives from the Government, Obama built his worth of $70 million from his global speaking engagements, penning best-selling books and signing a multi-year production deal with Netflix in 2018. The author released the first book of a two-part series, “A Promised Land,” in 2020.