Buffett joins $100 billion club 

Buffett founded Berkshire Hathway saw shares close at a record high of over $400,000, sending the Oracle of Omaha’s wealth over the $100 bn mark. 

Buffett owns nearly 250,000 Class A shares of Berkshire after donating a large part to various charities over the last 15 years. According to Giving Pledge Warren Buffett has donated over $37 billion since 2006.  If we included the value of the charity Warren Buffett would be worth over $190 bn today. 

Data collected by Bloomberg shows that the 500 richest people in the world gained $1.9 trillion dollars in the last year.