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Alot of Lex's assets are hidden, illegal etc. While Bruce has alot of hidden stuff as batman etc, most of it still originated legally, and their total net worth (publically) is pretty close.

Both have created suits that could let them fight Superman, but Lex doesn't have the scruples that Bruce does, and uses his money in many ways that Bruce can't/won't.

So while they have around the same amount of net worth publicly (although that varies based on timeline etc), Lex would have alot more power from his technology and honestly would probably win vs Batman in direct conflicts in most cases because of a variety of reasons.

Heck lex could mostly win just by using his money to destroy Bruce Waynes resournces legally, giving him no option to go vigalante on him (if he knew/figured out who Batman was). Lex is smart enough you would imagine he could, although the fact he couldn't break through the amazing camafloge of Superman allows a good chance that he never would after all lol.

Still Lex has satalites etc that should easily be able to track the batmobile back to it's lair, which would instantly implicate Bruce, then could use heat sensors and other methods to identify bruce as batman (same heat signature height and general frame for instance). In addition using things like DNA from saliva in the air in a room Batman was in at some point would allow you to quickly reduce the amount of people that could be Batman, and then test others against it for proof.

Pretty much no way with the technology levels involved that Batman at least couldn't be Identified by Lex. Superman at least doesn't let on that he has an alternative identify and everyone knows he is from another planet, so might be no reason to search for a secret identity.

Batman on the other hand has expensire high tech gadgets that only the very wealthy could afford, based on his location and the fact there are very few with the resources to get such equipment in that area, it's almost obvious who Batman really is to anyone who is intelligent and has alot of resources.

So yeah, they may both have about the same wealth, but I would imagine that Lex always has known who Bruce/Batman is, and just never used it (unless he did and I missed that).