In the past, transparency between billionaires and the average-Joe was considerably cloudier than today.
Twitter has changed that.
So, who are the best billionaires to follow on the platform? That's up to the individual user. But here's 15 to keep an eye on.
1) Carl Icahn (Icahn Capital) - @Carl_C_Icahn
Net Worth: $25.7 billion
.@TheEconomist asked me to write 850 words on what investors should do to profit in 2015. Here's what I said: http://t.co/5fUchEwADF
— Carl Icahn (@Carl_C_Icahn) November 24, 2014
2) Elon Musk (Tesla Motors) - @elonmusk
Net Worth: $9.1 billion
Really hate it when companies bring out an awesome show car and then you can never actually buy it. So lame.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) November 19, 2014
3) Warren Buffett (Berkshire Hathaway) - @WarrenBuffett
Net Worth: $71.4 billion
Not even the Oracle knows what will happen tonight. #waltsuccessor pic.twitter.com/EM8gIzZib5
— Warren Buffett (@WarrenBuffett) September 30, 2013
4) Mark Cuban (Dallas Mavericks) - @mcuban
Net Worth: $2.7 billion
There is no more crooked federal agency than the SEC they are everything that is wrong w the government http://t.co/oL8lWBSkI4
— Mark Cuban (@mcuban) December 25, 2014
5) Bill Gates (Microsoft) - @BillGates
Net Worth: $82.2 billion
14 eye-popping charts that tell the story of global development in 2014: http://t.co/xnNf2WpnVh @ONECampaign pic.twitter.com/nH1dCePrRX
— Bill Gates (@BillGates) December 24, 2014
6) Richard Branson (Virgin) - @richardbranson
Net Worth: $4.9 billion
Christmas is a great time for reflection. What are you grateful for in 2014? http://t.co/tdEiwM1YFC pic.twitter.com/UeiDCVzPD1
— Richard Branson (@richardbranson) December 25, 2014
7) Michael Bloomberg (Bloomberg) - @MikeBloomberg
Net Worth: $36.3 billion
Successful innovation depends on the ability to generate ideas & the capacity to execute. #iteams help cities do both http://t.co/MdeJ7MUvZ7
— Mike Bloomberg (@MikeBloomberg) December 17, 2014
8) George Soros (Soros Fund Management) - @georgesoros
Net Worth: $24.0 billion
Ebola shows us the need to reform how drugs are developed. http://t.co/Iw8V3HLJoa
— George Soros (@georgesoros) December 13, 2014
9) Eric Lefkofsky (Groupon) - @lefkofsky
Net Worth: $1.5 billion
Human experience and automated tools are more inseparable than ever and those who won't adopt will fall behind.
— Eric Lefkofsky (@lefkofsky) November 23, 2014
10) Paul Allen (Microsoft) - @PaulGAllen
Net Worth: $17.1 billion
Fresh Lava toes form on the Big Island of Hawaii Volcanoes Park pic.twitter.com/qKps4oablf
— Paul Allen (@PaulGAllen) November 13, 2014
11) Jan Koum (WhatsApp) - @jankoum
Net Worth: $7.0 billion
Now serving 600,000,000 monthly active users. Yes, active and registered are very different types of numbers...
— jan koum (@jankoum) August 25, 2014
12) Eric Schmidt (Google) - @ericschmidt
Net Worth: $9.0 billion
Great article on power of culture. With a clear mission, passionate people, & freedom + trust, anything's possible. https://t.co/RQkwQAve4w
— Eric Schmidt (@ericschmidt) December 12, 2014
13) Pierre Omidyar (eBay) - @pierre
Net Worth: $7.9 billion
I don't understand why the President has the power to decide who to prosecute or not for a crime. Sounds like Chinese communism.
— Pierre Omidyar (@pierre) December 9, 2014
14) David Einhorn (Greenlight Capital) - @davidein
Net Worth: $1.8 billion
Dinner break. I chipped up to 220k pic.twitter.com/X6hXkyu2lI
— David Einhorn (@davidein) July 12, 2014
15) Mario Gabelli (GAMCO, Gabelli Funds) - @MarioGabelli
Net Worth: $1.8 billion
" onesie"..." Onesie" ....onesie...." onesie" .....( in grammar school , if I misspelled a word ,I'd have to write it xx times)
— Mario Gabelli (@MarioGabelli) December 23, 2014
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