last year saw tesla inc nasdaq tsla ceo elon musk climb up the bloomberg billionaires index with the rising valuations for tesla and spacex early into 2022 only one name in the top ten has a positive gain in valuation what happened legendary investor and berkshire hathaway inc nyse brkanyse brkb ceo warren buffett ranks eighth on the billionaires list as of friday with a net worth of 116 billion buffett passed microsoft corp nasdaq msft cofounder steve ballmer last week who now ranks ninth at 112 billion yeartodate buffett’s wealth is up 69 billion buffett is the only name in the top ten that has a positive gain in 2022 in 2021 musk moved significantly higher on the list and continues to rank first with a wealth of 263 billion far outpacing second place jeff bezos the founder of amazoncom inc nasdaq amzn at 188 billion why it’s important shares of berkshire hathaway hit new alltime highs on friday the a shares traded as high as 48088799 before closing the week at 48000010 berkshire shares are up 7 in the last week and up 12 in the last month while berkshire hathaway trailed the performance of many highgrowth technology stocks over the years the stock has now trended back into favor investors are transitioning towards value stocks over high growth names early in 2022 berkshire hathaway has long been considered one of the best value stocks around holding ownership of many insurance and consumer brands berkshire hathaway also holds a significant stake in apple inc nasdaq aapl shares giving it exposure to the high growth technology sector as well buffett topped the billionaires list previously and may now climb his way back up the list if value stocks and apple perform well in 2022 next on the list within buffetts reach is alphabet inc nasdaq goognasdaq googl cofounder sergey brin who ranks seventh with a wealth of 118 billion