
4 spot, Musk will be the only American wealthier than him. Given the pair's nationalities, if Buffett dislodges Gates from the No. 1 with an estimated $165 billion net worth, and the Indian industrialist Gautam Adani ranks third with an estimated $121 billion. The French luxury tycoon Bernard Arnault is No. All else being equal, if he had retained his full stake of nearly 475,000 class A shares, they would be worth $223 billion today, making him the wealthiest person by a long stretch.Įven with his reduced fortune, Buffett ranks fifth on Bloomberg's rich list. Indeed, it's worth noting that since 2006, Buffett has given away roughly 52% of his Berkshire shares. In contrast, Berkshire's stock price has climbed about 2%, meaning Buffett's wealth would have grown this year if he hadn't donated about $5 billion of his Berkshire stock to good causes. Microsoft stock has tumbled nearly 30%, and Amazon shares have halved in value this year, while Tesla plunged almost 70%.
