Wealth - Connections

Wealth/Fortune

How rich is Bruce Wayne/Batman? Showcasing just how wealthy billionaire Bruce Wayne/Batman is according to what's been shown in the comics. 

As a billionaire he had a calculated fortune of over $100 billion before the Joker managed to steal it (Batman v3 #93)

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The Wayne Family is said to be Gotham's version of the Kennedy's only richer (Batman: Bruce Wayne - Murderer?)

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Most of Bruce Wayne's wealth comes from real estate as noted by Alfred that can be read in the highlighted red box (Batman Secret Files 1999)

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Buys a bookstore just for Katana (Batman and the Outsiders #6)

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Buys a hotel within a few short minutes just to help out Blue Beetle (Blue Beetle #17)

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Bought an entire apartment building as a wedding gift to Lois and Clark/Superman so they could have the apartment they wanted (Superman: The Wedding Album)

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Bought several building properties for Nightwing/Dick Grayson just so he could use them as his safe houses or secret bases located within Bludhaven (Nightwing #141)

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Bought a $12 million dollar home in a short amount of time just so the Justice League could legally destroy it (Doom Patrol #2)

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Bought Green Arrow's old car so it wouldn't fall into the wrong hands that was worth $20 million dollars (Green Arrow #33)

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Bought his own mountain (Superman #710)

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Has his own diamond mine in Africa (Batwing #21)

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Provides housing and fair wages to those who work in the diamond mine he owns in Africa (Batwing #22)

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Owns the largest cable programming provider in the world through Wayne Industries (Outsiders #21)

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Bought the world famous Daily Planet newspaper (Batman #611)

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Bought Mr. Terrific's tech company Holt Consolidated (JSA #31)

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Gifted Diana a high tech stealth chopper worth one billion dollars (Wonder Woman #15)

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Offers to fund the full college education of an entire class of high school students should they graduate (Detective Comics #614)

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Provides funding for Gotham Academy (Gotham Academy #1)

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Pays off the student loan debt of half a dozen Orthopedic surgeons plus donated $350 thousand to the Orthodontic association days beforehand (Detective Comics v2 #13)

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Gave Francine Langstorm an unlimited budget to work with (Batman and the Outsiders #2)

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Funds military troops with body armor (Red Robin #14)

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Funded the GCPD with a fleet of blimps to spy on them (Batman v2 #35)

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Through Wayne Enterprises, he provides sponsorship and new citizenship to immigrates who were victims of human trafficking (The Dark Knight #27)

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Bought an entire estate and paid for a fully staffed crew of medical professionals just to take care of his friend Sondra who has a special condition (Legends of the Dark Knight #61)

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Donates to and provides aid to Bialaya after being badly damaged by the Apokolips Four Horsemen (52 Aftermath: The Four Horsemen #1)

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Donates $1 million dollars to a hospital in Alaska (Legends of the Dark Knight #4)

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Funds a lot of Gotham's free clinics (Batman #411)

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Revitalizes a local Gotham neighborhood (Batman #581)

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Has a very good reputation for paying good wages to his workers and building low income housing (Detective Comics #748)

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Funded 10 thousand small one man businesses to boost and rebuild Gotham's economy which in turn helped get people back on their feet (Shadow of the Bat #78)

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Funded the entire process and effort to rebuild Gotham after the city was hit by a massive earthquake (Batman #556)

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Single-handledly rebuilt Gotham with his own funding after No Man's Land which was estimated to cost a trillion dollars (Gotham Knights #25 & Batman #560)

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His moon based Batcave had an estimated cost of $10 billion in repairs alone (Superman #6 2016)

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Connections

Has a direct call line with a six star general in the US Military (JLA #78)

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Has a call line to the US President (Detective Comics #939)

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Arranges a private meeting between the Justice League and the US President (JLA Classified #26)

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