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Warren Buffett made about Rs 228 crore a day in 2013
American business magnate Warren Buffett made a fortune of about $37 million per day in 2013, according to Wealth-X, making him the billionaire who made the most money this year.
With a gain of $12.7 billion in 2013, Buffett’s net worth at the end of the year stands at $59.1 billion. The notable philanthropist had a fortune of $46.4 billion at the beginning of the year.
According to the report, the top 10 individuals collectively gained $101.8 billion in 2013, an average gain of $10.2 billion each.
The combined wealth of these individuals stands at $347 billion in December this year, up from $245 billion in January 2013.
Besides, on an average, they made $29 million per day in 2013 and increased their wealth by 41.6 per cent, outperforming the 24% returns seen in the S&P 500 this year.
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Warren Buffett made about Rs 228 crore a day in 2013
Carl Icahn
Rank: 10
2013 Gain: $7.2 billion
Net Worth December 2013: $22.1 billion
Net Worth January 2013: $14.9 billion
Carl Icahn is an American businessperson who is the majority shareholder of Icahn Enterprises. He is famously called as "corporate raider" for his hostile takeovers.
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Warren Buffett made about Rs 228 crore a day in 2013
Lui Chee Woo
Rank: 9
2013 Gain: $ 8.3 billion
Net Worth December 2013: $19.6 billion
Net Worth January 2013: $11.3 billion
Second richest man in Asia, Lui Chee Woo is the Chairman of K. Wah Group, which owns Galaxy Entertainment Group.
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Warren Buffett made about Rs 228 crore a day in 2013
Larry Page
Rank: 8
2013 Gain: $9.3 billion
Net Worth December 2013: $29.9 billion
Net Worth January 2013: $20.6 billion
Larry Page co-founded Google with Sergey Brin and succeeded Eric Schmidt as the CEO of the company.
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Warren Buffett made about Rs 228 crore a day in 2013
Sergey Brin
Rank: 7
2013 Gain: $9.3 billion
Net Worth December 2013: $30 billion
Net Worth January 2013: $20.7 billion
Sergey Brin along with Larry Page owns about 16 per cent of Google. During initial days, Brin's focus was on developing data mining systems.
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Warren Buffett made about Rs 228 crore a day in 2013
Masayoshi Son
Rank: 6
2013 Gain: $10.3 billion
Net Worth December 2013: $19.1 billion
Net Worth January 2013: $8.8 billion
Masayoshi Son is a Japanese businessperson and the founder and current chief executive officer of SoftBank, the chief executive officer of SoftBank Mobile, and current chairman of Sprint Corporation.
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Warren Buffett made about Rs 228 crore a day in 2013
Mark Zuckerberg
Rank: 5
2013 Gain: $10.5 billion
Net Worth December 2013: $24.7 billion
Net Worth January 2013: $14.2 billion
He co-founded Facebook along with Eduardo Saverin, Andrew McCollum, Dustin Moskovitz and Chris Hughes.
Recently, investors accused Facebook and Mark Zuckerberg for misleading them about its financial condition before its $16 billion IPO last year.
They said that Facebook should have disclosed internal projections on how increased mobile usage and product decisions might reduce future revenue.
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Warren Buffett made about Rs 228 crore a day in 2013
Jeff Bezos
Rank: 4
2013 Gain: $11.3 billion
Net Worth December 2013: $34.4 billion
Net Worth January 2013: $23.1 billion
Jeff Bezos is the founder and CEO of Amazon.com, an online merchant of a wide variety of products. Under his guidance, Amazon.com became the largest online retailer in the world.
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Warren Buffett made about Rs 228 crore a day in 2013
Sheldon Adelson
Rank: 3
2013 Gain: $11.4 billion
Net Worth December 2013: $35.3 billion
Net Worth January 2013: $23.9 billion
Sheldon Adelson is the chairman and chief executive officer of the Las Vegas Sands Corporation. This is the parent company of Venetian Macao Limited, which operates The Venetian Resort Hotel Casino and the Sands Expo and Convention Center.
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Warren Buffett made about Rs 228 crore a day in 2013
Bill Gates
Rank: 2
2013 Gain: $11.5 billion
Net Worth December 2013: $72.6 billion
Net Worth January 2013: $61.1 billion
Bill Gates co-founded Microsoft with Paul Allen. He is also currently the chairman the world’s largest personal-computer software company.
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Warren Buffett made about Rs 228 crore a day in 2013
Warren Buffett
Rank: 1
2013 Gain: $12.7 billion
Net Worth December 2013: $59.1 billion
Net Worth January 2013: $46.4 billion
Known as the ‘Wizard of Omaha’, Warren Buffett is considered the most successful investor in the current time. Buffett is the chairman, CEO and largest shareholder of Berkshire Hathaway, a company has stake in over 55 companies.