Rank #3: Warren Buffet
With a net worth of $72.2 billion. Think Dairy Queen, Fruit of the Loom, Helzberg Diamonds, GEICO, BNSF, Lubrizol, FlightSafety International, and NetJets. Yes, these are just a few of the companies wholly owned and operated by Berkshire Hathaway Inc., whose chairman, CEO and president is our rank #3, Warren Buffet.
Moreover, Berkshire Hathaway owns half of Heinz, a percentage in the candy bar company, Mars, and minority holding on American Express, The Coca-Cola Company, Wells Fargo, IBM and Restaurant Brands International. It’s crazy right?
Warren has been consistently in the wealthiest people’s list. In fact, he was number one in 2008 and 3rd in 2011. But TIME named him one of the world’s most influential men. Considering the list of companies above, no doubt about it.
