With 2014 officially in the books, the numbers are in, and according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index Warren Buffett watched his net worth rise by an astonishing $13 billion in 2014.
While all of those dollars are technically on-paper gains since Berkshire Hathaway -- Buffett's company -- watched its stock price rise by nearly 30%, here are 13 incredible comparisons showing just how much money $13 billion truly is.
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12. Putting Buffett on the map
The World Bank notes in 2013 Albania -- defined as a country with an "upper middle income level" -- had a gross domestic product of $12.9 billion. That means Buffett watched his net worth rise by more than what a country of 2.9 million produced.
13. $12,870,000,000
This last point is the most important one. Through The Giving Pledge a number of the world's richest people have dedicated their accumulated wealth to serve better purposes than simply increasing their own personal bank accounts. Buffett in his own words:
With the new year upon us, may we all seek to give more as well.
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