Warren Buffett recently changed his will. The chairman of Berkshire Hathaway and the Oracle of Omaha himself, who has amassed a fortune that places him among the richest people in the world, now may be switching up how his money is divvied after he dies.

Berkshire Hathaway announced on Friday that Mr Buffett is converting around 9,000 Class A shares into over 13 million Class B shares.

Warren Buffett, the legendary investor and chairman of Berkshire Hathaway, has once again made headlines with a revision to his posthumous philanthropic plans. In a candid interview with the Wall Street Journal,

In 2006, Buffett pledged to give away 85 percent of his Berkshire stock, then worth about $37 billion, to charity. The bulk of that was to go to the foundation Gates started with his former wife, Melinda Gates. To date, those donations have totaled more than $43 billion.

93 year old founding chairman of Berkshire Hathaway, Warren Buffett, has made significant amendments to his will and this would possibly affect his pal Bill Gates’ charity, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. In his new will and statement, the billionaire reportedly stated that the Gates foundation “ has no money coming ” after his death.

Warren Buffett is currently the tenth-richest person in the world, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. In June 2024, Buffett not only estimated his net worth at more than $127 billion, but also candidly mentioned that 99% of that total was invested in a single stock: Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A) (NYSE: BRK.B).