25 Amazing Stats and Facts about Warren Buffet
About Warren Buffet : Warren Edward Buffet an American Business Magnate, Investor, and Philanthropist. He is currently the chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway. He is one of the most successful investors in the world making him the world’s fifth wealthiest person in the world.
2. Born on: Aug 30, 1930, in Omaha, Nebraska, US.
3. Parents’ Name: Howard Buffet (Congressman), Leila Stahl Buffet
4. Occupation: Businessman, Investor, Philanthropist
5. Net worth: Over $124.3 billion as of Apr 2022
6. Quotes: “If you don’t find a way to make money while sleeping, you will work until you die.”
7. Nickname: Oracle of Omaha.
8. Education: Wharton School of University of Pennsylvania, University of Nebraska (BSc in Business Administration), Columbia University (MS in Economics
9. Business Careers :
- 1951 to 1954 — Buffett-Falk & Co. — investment salesman
- 1954 to 1956 — Graham-Newman Corp. — securities analyst
- 1956 to 1969 — Buffett Partnership, Ltd. — general partner
- 1970 to Present — Berkshire Hathaway- Chairman and CEO
10. Influenced By: Benjamin Graham
11. Childhood Interest: Stock Market and Investing
12. At age 11, he bought the first shares of Cities Service, and at 13, he filed his first Income Tax.
13. While still in high school, he used to deliver a newspaper, selling golf balls & stamps and detailing cars, etc.,
14. Inspired by the Book: One Thousand Ways to Make $1000
15. He founded The Giving Pledge in 2009 with Bill Gates where the billionaires pledge to give away half of their fortunes.
16. He had pledged to give away 99% of his wealth to charity via Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
17. He still lives in the same Omaha, Nebraska, home he purchased in 1958 for $31,500.
18. In 2007, He was listed among Times’s 100 Most Influential People in the World
19. In 2011, He was awarded the Highest Civilian award The Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Barack Obama.
20. He along with Gates was named the most influential global thinker in Foreign Policy’s 2010 report.
21. The top investments in Buffett’s holding company, Berkshire Hathaway, are Apple, Bank of America, Coca-Cola, American Express, Kraft Heinz, Moody’s, Verizon, U.S. Bancorp, Chevron, Bank of New York, GEICO Insurance, BNSF Railways, and Cypress Insurance.
22. He is an avid coke drinker, loves to eat Dairy Queen Ice cream, and is an avid bridge player.
23. He likes to play Ukulele and spends most of his time reading books.
24. Nearly 94 percent of his wealth was earned after he turned 60.
25. Books or Publications by Buffet: The Essays of Warren Buffett: Lessons for Corporate America and The Essays of Warren Buffett: Lessons for Corporate America, the Second edition.
