Person profile
Chairman of Berkshire Hathaway
"Valued as of" is the effective date of the market closes, exchange rates, and filings inside the estimate. "Sources checked" is when the pipeline last verified those sources successfully. A weekend check can confirm a Friday valuation without inventing weekend movement.
As of September 4, 2026, Warren Buffett's estimated net worth is about $143.0B(143.0 billion US dollars). That places Warren Buffett at #10 among the people Net Worth Leader currently tracks.
This is an estimate of assets minus documented liabilities. It is not a cash balance, and many holdings may be restricted, pledged, illiquid, or difficult to value.
Warren Buffett built Berkshire Hathaway from a textile company into a conglomerate of insurers, railroads, utilities, and a large equity portfolio, and handed the chief executive role to Greg Abel at the start of 2026 while remaining chairman. His estimate is almost entirely Class A shares, which he reduces every year through charitable gifts announced in Forms 4 and company releases.
Buffett began buying Berkshire stock in 1962, took control in 1965, and redirected its capital into insurance and long-term equity investments. He has pledged to give away nearly all of his shares and has done so in annual tranches since 2006, which is why the count falls each summer.
The estimate moves with Berkshire's Class A share price. Annual gifts, most recently on July 14, 2026, lower the count in discrete steps rather than through market sales.
Warren Buffett's estimate declined mainly because Berkshire Hathaway Inc. shares decreased from the prior comparable close.
A one-day estimate change is not the same as income, profit, or a realized gain or loss.
| Component | Class | Ownership | Valuation basis | Central value | Supported range | Evidence date | Price date | Sources | Freshness |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berkshire Hathaway Class A common stock held directlyBerkshire Hathaway Inc. (BRK.A, Class A common stock) | listed equity | direct (188,290 units) | Listed close | 143.0 billion US dollars | Priced value | [1] Warren E. Buffett, Form 4 (Berkshire Hathaway Inc.), [2] News release on Warren Buffett's July 2026 charitable gifts, [3] Daily unadjusted closing prices, chart endpoint | current | ||
| Berkshire Hathaway Class B common stock held directlyBerkshire Hathaway Inc. (BRK.B, Class B common stock) | listed equity | direct (1,162 units) | Listed close | 588,007 US dollars | Priced value | [1] Warren E. Buffett, Form 4 (Berkshire Hathaway Inc.), [2] Daily unadjusted closing prices, chart endpoint | current |
Liabilities without a documented value are never shown as zero; they are simply not included, and that limitation is part of source coverage below.
100.0% of this profile's modeled gross value is supported by Tier 1 or Tier 2 evidence (primary filings, official documents, licensed market data, or audited accounts). The profile carries a strong coverage label.
No meaningful range beyond the central estimate is supported for this profile, so only the central value is published. Unknown liabilities are not evidence that no liabilities exist. No personal liability is documented for this profile, so none is deducted.
The timeline runs from June 12, 2026 to September 4, 2026; the latest estimate is higher than the first point. Points before August 20, 2026 are labeled modeled reconstructions: today's reviewed ownership records applied to the closing prices of each earlier market date. Published history begins August 20, 2026 and grows one point per completed market date.
| Estimate date | Central estimate | Basis |
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| 143.0 billion US dollars | Published snapshot | |
| 143.7 billion US dollars | Published snapshot | |
| 142.8 billion US dollars | Published snapshot | |
| 141.6 billion US dollars | Published snapshot | |
| 142.5 billion US dollars | Published snapshot | |
| 140.2 billion US dollars | Published snapshot | |
| 141.3 billion US dollars | Modeled reconstruction | |
| 141.9 billion US dollars | Modeled reconstruction | |
| 140.7 billion US dollars | Modeled reconstruction | |
| 142.3 billion US dollars | Modeled reconstruction | |
| 143.5 billion US dollars | Modeled reconstruction | |
| 143.9 billion US dollars | Modeled reconstruction | |
| 145.9 billion US dollars | Modeled reconstruction | |
| 149.5 billion US dollars | Modeled reconstruction | |
| 146.9 billion US dollars | Modeled reconstruction | |
| 148.0 billion US dollars | Modeled reconstruction | |
| 146.4 billion US dollars | Modeled reconstruction | |
| 145.8 billion US dollars | Modeled reconstruction | |
| 144.7 billion US dollars | Modeled reconstruction | |
| 144.0 billion US dollars | Modeled reconstruction | |
| 143.7 billion US dollars | Modeled reconstruction | |
| 144.6 billion US dollars | Modeled reconstruction | |
| 140.4 billion US dollars | Modeled reconstruction | |
| 140.3 billion US dollars | Modeled reconstruction | |
| 138.7 billion US dollars | Modeled reconstruction | |
| 138.6 billion US dollars | Modeled reconstruction | |
| 138.6 billion US dollars | Modeled reconstruction | |
| 139.1 billion US dollars | Modeled reconstruction | |
| 138.1 billion US dollars | Modeled reconstruction | |
| 138.8 billion US dollars | Modeled reconstruction | |
| 140.2 billion US dollars | Modeled reconstruction | |
| 139.3 billion US dollars | Modeled reconstruction | |
| 139.5 billion US dollars | Modeled reconstruction | |
| 140.9 billion US dollars | Modeled reconstruction | |
| 142.3 billion US dollars | Modeled reconstruction | |
| 142.5 billion US dollars | Modeled reconstruction | |
| 143.4 billion US dollars | Modeled reconstruction | |
| 141.4 billion US dollars | Modeled reconstruction | |
| 141.0 billion US dollars | Modeled reconstruction | |
| 140.0 billion US dollars | Modeled reconstruction | |
| 140.3 billion US dollars | Modeled reconstruction | |
| 138.1 billion US dollars | Modeled reconstruction | |
| 139.9 billion US dollars | Modeled reconstruction | |
| 138.9 billion US dollars | Modeled reconstruction | |
| 138.3 billion US dollars | Modeled reconstruction | |
| 138.1 billion US dollars | Modeled reconstruction | |
| 138.8 billion US dollars | Modeled reconstruction | |
| 139.8 billion US dollars | Modeled reconstruction | |
| 139.7 billion US dollars | Modeled reconstruction | |
| 137.8 billion US dollars | Modeled reconstruction |
On paper, Warren Buffett's estimated net worth is equivalent to about 348,000 median-priced US homes.
Reference value $410,700, effective 2026-04-01. U.S. Census Bureau and U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (via FRED)
Uses the Census Bureau and HUD median sales price of houses sold in the second quarter of 2026, as published on FRED. The figure is revised and excludes closing costs and financing.
Spending this estimate over a full century would take about $45 every second, around the clock.
Constant spend rate over exactly 100 years. Net Worth Leader formula
Divides the estimate evenly across every second of 100 years. It is arithmetic, not a spending plan.
Split evenly across every US resident, the estimate works out to about $418 per person.
Cited population 342,000,000, effective 2025-07-01. U.S. Census Bureau
Divides the estimate evenly across the Census Bureau's July 1, 2025 resident population estimate. It is arithmetic, not a policy proposal, and the assets could not be distributed at the displayed value.
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Share counts come from his July 15, 2026 Form 4 and match Berkshire's July 14, 2026 news release. Each Class A share can convert into 1,500 Class B shares; both classes are valued at their own market prices. No other assets are modeled.
Identity facts stored separately for this profile: citizenship United States; residence United States; ranking attribution United States. Attribution reason: Citizenship, residence, and the headquarters of the companies that drive the estimate are all in the United States.
Reviewed by Net Worth Leader editorial desk on August 20, 2026. General rules live in the methodology.
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