Huang vs Buffett
Nvidia and Berkshire Hathaway.
The differences
- Forbes puts Jensen Huang about $40.6B ahead of Warren Buffett.Forbes figures from 15 Oct 2026 and 17 Oct 2026.
- Jensen Huang: co-founded it. Warren Buffett: built it up.
- Warren Buffett is about 33 years older than Jensen Huang.
- Warren Buffett has signed the Giving Pledge; Jensen Huang has not.
- Jensen Huang has held a public or government advisory role; Warren Buffett has none on record.
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Side by side
Huang
BuffettThe money
- Net worth, Forbes
- $192BForbes, 15 Oct 2026
- $151BForbes, 17 Oct 2026
- Net worth, Bloomberg
- $190BBloomberg, 9 Oct 2026
- $147BBloomberg, 9 Oct 2026
- Forbes rank
- No. 7Real-Time list, 15 Oct 2026
- No. 9Annual list, 1 Mar 2026
- Billionaire since
- Not stated
- Not stated
Where it came from
- How it started
- Co-founded itCo-founded Nvidia in 1993 with Chris Malachowsky and Curtis Priem (Bloomberg); Nvidia calls him co-founder
- Built it upDid not found Berkshire Hathaway: his investment partnership (BPL) began buying its shares in 1962 and took control in May 1965; Forbes lists him as self-made
- Main source
- Nvidia stockBloomberg: 'The majority of Jensen Huang's fortune is derived from his stake in Nvidia'
- Berkshire Hathaway stockBloomberg: 'The majority of Warren Buffett's fortune is derived from his interest in Berkshire Hathaway'; the 10-K describes Berkshire as a holding company in insurance, freight rail, utilities and energy, manufacturing, services and retailing
- Companies
- NvidiaNvidia: Founder, president and CEO, and director
- Berkshire HathawayBerkshire Hathaway: Chairman Emeritus and director (since September 18, 2026)
- Biggest stake
- Nvidia3.3% owned
- Berkshire Hathaway13.2% owned
The person
- Born
- 17 Feb 1963Taiwan
- 30 Aug 1930Omaha, Nebraska, United States
- Country
- United StatesLives in Los Altos, California, United States
- United StatesLives in Omaha, Nebraska, United States
- Education
- Graduate degreeBSEE, Oregon State University; MSEE, Stanford University
- Graduate degreeBachelor's degree, University of Nebraska-Lincoln; Master of Science, Columbia University
- Parents
- His father was a chemical engineer and his mother taught grade school
- His father, Howard, worked in the investment business and was elected to Congress in 1942; his paternal grandparents had a grocery business
What they give
- Giving Pledge
- Not a signer
- Signed in 2010Co-founded the Giving Pledge with Bill and Melinda Gates
- Foundation
- Jen-Hsun and Lori Huang Foundation
- Berkshire stock gifts to the Gates Foundation and four family foundationsSince 2006 he has given Berkshire stock to the Gates Foundation and to the Susan Thompson Buffett, Sherwood, Howard G. Buffett and NoVo foundations
- Lifetime giving
- Not stated
- $72BForbes, 15 Sep 2026. Forbes: 'So far he has given away more than $72 billion, mostly through the Gates Foundation and his kids' foundations'. The Gates Foundation reports $47.9 billion from him through 2025
Role and record
- Role now
- Runs the companyFounder, president and CEO of Nvidia
- On the boardChairman Emeritus and director of Berkshire Hathaway
- Successor
- None namedNo successor named; his daughter Madison Huang (senior director, physical AI product marketing) and son Spencer Huang (product manager, robotics) are employed by Nvidia, per its 2026 proxy; neither is on Nvidia's management team page
- Greg Abel (CEO since January 1, 2026); Howard G. Buffett (chairman since September 18, 2026)The company notices give the roles but don't state Howard Buffett's relationship to him
- Public office
- Member, President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST)2026-
- None found
- Legal record
- None found
- None found
