Billionaires
A Less-Generous Warren Buffett Would Be $67 Billion Richer Than Elon Musk
The legendary investor has given away billions worth of Berkshire Hathaway shares, part of a plan to gift 99.5% of his wealth.
Warren Buffett
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To understand just how successful Warren Buffett has been during his six-decade run atop Berkshire Hathaway Inc., consider this: Even his $167 billion fortune doesn’t come close to capturing his wealth and influence.
Over the course of nearly 20 years, Buffett, 94, has gifted Berkshire shares worth more than $60 billion at the time of donation. That stock would now be worth some $230 billion, according to Bloomberg calculations.