Warren Buffett has only topped Forbes' rich list once – while Bill Gates ranked first for 24 years straight

Wed, 10/04/2023 - 07:42

Warren Buffett has been a billionaire for nearly four decades.
Yet the famed investor has only topped Forbes' list of the wealthiest Americans once, in 1993.
Buffett interrupted what would have been a 25-year winning streak for Bill Gates.

Warren Buffett has been a billionaire for nearly four decades – but only topped Forbes' annual list of the 400 richest Americans on one occasion, back in 1993.