Inside the Mormon Church’s $265 Billion Empire

How a church with magic origins turned tithes into a real estate empire.

May 12, 2025

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A middle-aged man in a suit and red tie sits in a leather armchair, smiling in front of an enormous stack of money, with a Mormon church and golden Angel Moroni statue in the background under warm lighting.

The Mormon Church is a financial juggernaut, as well as a religion. While most people think of churches as places to pray or light a candle, this one’s more like a bank wearing a halo. With an estimated $265 billion in assets as of 2023, the Mormon Church has out-hoarded even the Vatican. And guess what? They only have 16 million members. That’s not eve…

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