US businessman Warren Buffett has crossed the $100 billion threshold.
Forbes magazine reported that the share price of Buffet’s company, Berkshire Hathaway, reached a record level Wednesday, pushing his fortune to $100.3 billion.
It would be the first time the billionaire’s net worth crossed the $100 billion threshold.
It is believed that in real-time billionaire ranking, only four other executives have a higher net worth than Buffett: Amazon founder Bezos ($179.6 billion), Tesla CEO Musk ($165.1 billion), LVMH group director Arnault ($158.5 billion) and Microsoft cofounder Gates ($125.6 billion).
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg is in sixth place, with an estimated fortune of $96.7 billion.
