Combined with Blair’s mother’s career as a fashion designer they definitely wouldn’t have been short of cash. These trees can change over time as users edit, remove, or otherwise modify the data in their trees.

Everyone’s favourite Blair is thought to be a nod to the Astor family who created the Waldorf-Astoria hotel, who were once one of the richest families in America.However in the series Chuck’s dad is described as having “more towers than Trump, and more bucks than Bloomberg” in a 2008 episode of Gossip Girl.

This database contains family trees submitted to Ancestry by users who have indicated that their tree can be viewed by all Ancestry subscribers. This database contains family trees submitted to Ancestry by users who have indicated that their tree can only be viewed by Ancestry members to whom they have granted permission to see their tree. The Bass family of Chuck, his dad and Jack were meant to be based on the real Bass family in New York. And then Nate’s father was a banker who despite his 20-year-fraud sentence would have made a load of money.Now I’m not too sure how the person on TikTok worked out these figures, so I did my own digging to assess the financial situations of Blair and co. And let’s not forget that when Lily married Bass she upped the figures in the bank accounts as well. If you would like to view one of these trees in its entirety, you can contact the owner of the tree to request permission to see the tree. Reddit and its partners use cookies and similar technologies to provide you with a better experience. Owning a record label can earn you a net worth in the billions so no wonder the Van Der Woodsens were rolling in it.

If Nate’s mother was meant to be in comparison to the real family then that’s at least half of the Archibald’s money. Serena’s father William was a billionaire surgeon in the book series of Gossip Girl which probably translated to the show series. We collect and match historical records that Ancestry users have contributed to their family trees to create each person’s profile. And turns out they were pretty much on it with the figures with the exception of Chuck who was probably worth even more than they estimated. By accepting all cookies, you agree to our use of cookies to deliver and maintain our services and site, improve the quality of Reddit, personalize Reddit content and advertising, and measure the effectiveness of advertising.Born in Washington, Washington County, Kansas, United States of America on 15 February 1927 to Joseph Daniel "Dan" Cassill and Ruby E Meyer. One thing I always think when rewatching old episodes of Gossip Girl is how much money they all had. Add to that Rufus being a 90s musician who would be getting royalties 24/7 and running an art gallery – that’s a lot of dollar adding up. By rejecting non-essential cookies, Reddit may still use certain cookies to ensure the proper functionality of our platform. Nate’s mother was supposed to be a fictional descendant of the Vanderbilt family, a real New York family who were once the richest in America.