Wealth Builder

Warren Buffett

United StatesFinance & InvestmentsBerkshire HathawayAge 96

Investor
Executive
Self-Made

Net Worth Estimate

$142 billion

Forbes real-time estimate · October 1, 2026

Last updated: October 8, 2026

#9 · Forbes World's Billionaires List 2026, as of March 1, 2026

Biography

Warren Buffett took control of the textile maker Berkshire Hathaway in 1965 and turned it into a holding company spanning insurance, railroads, energy and a large stock portfolio. He announced in 2025 that Greg Abel would succeed him as CEO at the end of that year.

Companies

Berkshire HathawayFinance & InvestmentsChair (CEO until the end of 2025)

Wealth history

Date	Source	Rank	Estimate
October 1, 2026	Forbes real-time estimate	#10	$142 billion
March 1, 2026	Forbes World's Billionaires List 2026	#9	$149 billion

Figures from different sources and dates are listed separately and never merged. Missing years are not estimated. Net worth figures are estimates published by the named source on the date shown. They change frequently and are not exact or permanent. Rankings are date-stamped snapshots.

Philanthropy

Documented giving

Giving Pledge and annual share gifts
Co-founded the Giving Pledge in 2010 and has given Berkshire shares annually to the Gates Foundation and his family's foundations.
Source: Wikipedia

Warren Buffett

Biography

Companies

Wealth history

Philanthropy

Documented giving

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