- Berkshire Hathaway CEO and chairman Warren Buffett’s net worth is an estimated $136 billion.
- He’s the world’s eighth-richest person, per Bloomberg, above Google founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin.
- Buffett is known for living modestly and being one of the world’s most generous philanthropists.
Warren Buffett’s had a good start to the year — his fortune has ballooned by more than $16 billion so far.
With an estimated net worth of $136 billion, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, the 93-year-old Berkshire Hathaway chairman and CEO is the eighth-wealthiest person in the world. He’s richer than Google cofounders Larry Page and Sergey Brin, worth $133 billion and $126 billion respectively.
Looking at Buffett’s frugal ways, though, you might not know it.
Still living in the house he bought in the 1950s and driving an equally modest car, the “Oracle of Omaha” prefers to keep and grow his money rather than take it out of the bank. He often eats breakfast from McDonald’s and borrowed furniture when his children were born.
See how Buffett spends — or doesn’t spend — his billions.