Is Zelenskyy Hiding a Secret Fortune? Here’s the Truth Behind Claims of Luxury Homes, Private Jets & More!
Recent claims suggest that Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelensky, owned 15 luxury homes, three private jets, a $35 million Florida mansion, and $1.2 billion in offshore accounts. Is this speculation a fact or a fiction? Find out.
Nevertheless, several claims that the president owned an unimaginable wealth circulated online. According to Snopes, in 2025, social media users alleged that Zelensky owned 15 luxury homes, three private jets, a $35 million Florida mansion, and $1.2 billion in offshore accounts.
These claims made the world question whether Zelensky was using the U.S.’s aid to Ukraine. It is a universally known fact that the United States has been assisting Ukraine since the country gained independence from the Soviet Union in 1991, which only increased between 2014 and 2021 after the war. However, these online claims seem too good to be true. Let’s determine if they are fact, fiction, or another baseless tabloid rumor.
Claims across social media sites like Instagram, Facebook, and X ( formerly Twitter) suggest that the president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, was collecting personal fortune and using money sent by the U.S. to manage a war-torn nation. Several people were curious: if Ukraine receives so much aid, where’s all the money going?
Official records show that Zelensky’s 2024 asset declaration submitted to the National Agency on Corruption Prevention (NACP) had a separate story to tell. First, he owned 15 properties, none of which were in America. Second, as per AFA, officials found no alleged $35 million mansion in Florida after thorough research.
Third, Volodymyr Zelenskyy owns no private jets and has two officially registered vehicles worth $158,000. In addition, he has two sources of income classified as salary, and Zelenskyy’s total reported revenue for 2023 was 12,423,008 Ukrainian hryvnia or $300,816.93 — $25,068 per month. Furthermore, his only offshore bank account was at Union Bancaire Privée in Switzerland, where he held €350,272 ($377,000)—far from the alleged $1.2 billion.
Meanwhile, the Florida mansion speculation dates back to 2022, when Ukraine was at war. While America sent aid, it split it into three parts: military, humanitarian, and financial measures against Russia.
People say that Ukraine should be transparent about where the aid money goes. Several supporters claim that proper aid is necessary to sustain democracy, strengthen Ukraine, and prevent global threats while maintaining peace in Europe and NATO security.
As the deadly war seemed to be ongoing, the future of U.S. aid remains unknown. During Joe Biden’s administration, several people in Congress supported Ukraine; Trump’s rising political division after his return has questioned the future of the two countries’ association.
