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Warren Buffett vs Elon Musk

Real-time net worth, career, and company comparison — updated June 2026.

Warren Buffett

Warren Buffett

CEO, Berkshire Hathaway Inc.
Net Worth
$142.258B
+0.03% today
Elon Musk
Wealthier

Elon Musk

CEO, Tesla, Inc.
Net Worth
$807.656B
+$665.4B more than Warren
+1.18% today

Wealth at a Glance

Warren Buffett$142.258B
Elon Musk$807.656B

Net worth gap: $665.4B — equivalent to 82% of Elon's total wealth.

Tale of the Tape

Warren Buffett
Elon Musk
$142.258B
Net Worth
$807.656B
#12
Global Rank
#1
95
Age
54
UNITED STATES
Country
UNITED STATES
Berkshire Hathaway
Source of Wealth
Tesla, SpaceX
finance-investments
Industry
Technology
University of Nebraska-Lincoln (B.S.), Columbia University (M.S.)
Education
University of Pennsylvania (BA, BS)
$0.0M
Annual Salary
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Career Highlights

Warren Buffett

  1. 1951
    Began career as an investment salesman
    Worked at Buffett-Falk & Co.
  2. 1954
    Became a securities analyst
    Worked at Graham-Newman Corp.
  3. 1956
    Founded Buffett Partnership Ltd.
    Started his own investment firm
  4. 1965
    Took control of Berkshire Hathaway
    Began transforming the company into a conglomerate
  5. 2010
    Co-founded The Giving Pledge
    Launched the initiative with Bill Gates

Elon Musk

  1. 1995
    Co-founded Zip2
    Co-founded Zip2, an online city guide for newspapers.
  2. 1999
    Co-founded X.com
    Co-founded X.com, which later became PayPal.
  3. 2002
    Founded SpaceX
    Founded Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX).
  4. 2004
    Became Chairman of Tesla
    Led the first funding round for Tesla and became its Chairman.
  5. 2008
    Became CEO of Tesla
    Became CEO of Tesla Motors.

Net Worth History

YearWarrenElonLeader
2022$106B$146BElon
2023$120B$235.5BElon
2024$142.1B$839.6BElon
2025$149B$839BElon
2026$142.258B$807.656BElon

The Verdict: Elon Musk vs Warren Buffett

As of June 2026, Elon Musk leads this comparison with a net worth of $807.656B, placing at #1 in the global rankings. Warren Buffett follows at $142.258B — a gap of $665.4B.

The two leaders come from distinct industries — finance-investments for Warren Buffett and Technology for Elon Musk. Comparing them is therefore a comparison of different underlying asset types, growth rates, and risk profiles rather than a simple head-to-head within the same market.

Warren Buffett is 95 years old versus 54 for Elon Musk, a difference of 41 years. Age context matters in wealth comparisons: a younger billionaire at the same net worth has had less time to accumulate — and in many cases represents a higher compound annual growth rate on their wealth.

Net worth figures are estimates calculated from public shareholding disclosures, stock price data, and reported asset values. See our full methodology.

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