Are all Forbes net-worth always accurate?
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Many of the billionaires who show up on the list are already high profile. So, the list is reliable for people like Bill Gates, Oprah Winfrey, and Warren Buffet. You can also quickly check their net worth on Wikipedia. Yet, not all billionaires are as easy to pin down.
Many billionaires are unlikely to show up on any public list. They don’t want the publicity for themselves or their family. They fear being kidnapped, being hit up for money, and even more: they fear the taxman.
The Forbes list is always 100% inaccurate. Interestingly, every single member of the list would admit that they can’t put a figure on their own wealth. Once you’re worth more than a billion dollars it is not possible to accurately calculate the value of your holdings. But the list is perhaps the best estimate of comparative wealth.