The audited, no-double-counting index

Who created the most wealth for everyone else?

Company equity minus what the credited builders still hold. Each company appears in one claim—never twice in the total.

Market snapshotJuly 14, 2026 · 10:20 a.m. PTVersion 0.2 · values move with the market

The reviewed ranking

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Showing 10 of 10reviewed claims
  1. #1
    TechnologyActive founder

    Jensen Huang

    NVIDIA · NVDA

    870.6M disclosed shares3.6% retained
    $4.96Tfor others
    High
  2. #2
    TechnologyFounder + operator group

    Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak & Tim Cook

    Apple · AAPL

    Founder-estate and operator estimate0.4% retained
    $4.62Tfor others
    Low
  3. #3
    TechnologyFounder group

    Larry Page & Sergey Brin

    Alphabet · GOOG / GOOGL

    Aggregated across share classes12.2% retained
    $3.80Tfor others
    Medium
  4. #4
    TechnologyFounder + operator group

    Bill Gates & Satya Nadella

    Microsoft · MSFT

    Founder and operator estimate1.0% retained
    $2.85Tfor others
    Low
  5. #5
    TechnologyFounder

    Jeff Bezos

    Amazon · AMZN

    880.9M disclosed shares8.1% retained
    $2.46Tfor others
    High
  6. #6
    TechnologyFounder

    Morris Chang

    TSMC · TSM / 2330.TW

    ADR-adjusted market value0.2% retained
    $2.19Tfor others
    Medium
  7. #7
    Automotive & aerospaceMulti-company founder

    Elon Musk

    Tesla + SpaceX · TSLA / SpaceX

    Two-company aggregate34.7% retained
    $2.10Tfor others
    High
  8. #8
    TechnologyFounder + operator group

    Henry Samueli & Hock Tan

    Broadcom · AVGO

    Beneficial shares and equity awards2.1% retained
    $1.81Tfor others
    Medium
  9. #9
    TechnologyActive founder

    Mark Zuckerberg

    Meta · META

    342.5M disclosed shares13.4% retained
    $1.47Tfor others
    High
  10. #10
    FinanceOwner-operator

    Warren Buffett

    Berkshire Hathaway · BRK.A / BRK.B

    Class A-equivalent holdings13.1% retained
    $931Bfor others
    High

What the reviewed set says

Ten claims. Three useful signals.

01

Wealth for others by industry

Technology$24.2T
Automotive & aerospace$2.1T
Finance$931B
02

Confidence is visible

5High
3Medium
2Low

Lower confidence is not hidden. It tells readers where a filing-by-filing audit could still move the result.

03

Breadth without pretending

15

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Ownership, distributed

A clearer picture of who owns the value.

Founders, cofounders, and later operators can share credit. We combine their stake within one company, then show the value owned by everyone else.

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