Buffett made $62.7 billion of his $63.3 billion networth after his 50th birthday.
$60 billion — nearly 95% — is from after his 60th birthday.
Talk about long-term investment strategies.
Source: Fool
From 2008 to 2013, the S&P 500 returned 128%, while Berkshire (based on book value per Class A share) returned 80%.
Source: Berkshire Hathaway, Business Insider
That chart shows investor's compared to the S&P 500 over time. You can see the longevity of his outperformance is greater than those of other great investors.
Source: Business Insider
Ghana's 2013 GDP was estimated to be $47,928,717,949.
Cambodia's 2013 GDP was estimated to be $15,249,684,397.
Warren Buffett's wealth currently makes him the 3rd richest man.
Source: Forbes
According to Forbes, Jennifer Lawrence is the second highest paid actress in 2013 — and she is estimated to have made $34 million that year.
Warren Buffett made $37 million per day in 2013.
Source: MarketWatch
NYU is the most expensive university in the United States — four years of tuition costs $247,908.
Buffett made $1.5 million per hour in 2013.
Source: CNBC
Warren Buffett's first stock purchase was in 1941 — he bought 3 preferred shares for himself and three for his sister at $38. The stock dropped nearly 30%, and when it finally got back up to $40 Buffett sold. A few months later, the stock soared to $200.
Pearl Harbor was bombed on December 7, 1941.
Source: Old School Value
Buffett has donated a lifetime total of $20 billion — the second highest amount (following Bill Gates).
The Apple Campus is a $5 billion project.
Source: Forbes
North Korea's capital Pyongyang has a population of 2.843 million. And the average North Korean makes an estimated $1000-2000 per year (so we used the number $1500).
Buffett donated $2.1 billion to the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. That means that every person in Pyongyang would hypothetically get $738.65 — an amount that is 49.2% of the annual per capita earnings in North Korea.
Keep in mind, however, that Buffett's donation is in class B shares.
Source: CNBC
Buffett already has $15 billion invested in solar and wind energy, and is "ready" to commit another $15 billion — which would bring the grand total up to $30 billion.
Dubai glitzy hotel, the Burj Al Arab, cost $650 million to build.
Source: Bloomberg
In case you don't have college-aged kids yet, text books are extremely expensive. The one that we used in our calculation costs $225.72.
Source: Omaha.com
Berkshire Hathaway currently has over $50 billion in cash.
The GDP of South Dakota in 2013 was $46.732 billion.
An Airbus A318 costs $71.9 million.
Source: Bloomberg News
Berkshire Hathaway closed at $41 at the end of 1970.
On August 12, 2014, Berskshire Hathaway closed at $199,562.00.
That's a 486,636.59% change. You'd have $4.866 million today.
Source: Yahoo Finance
Berkshire Hathaway closed at $375 on August 12, 1980.
On August 12, 2014, Berskshire Hathaway closed at $199,562.00.
That's a 53,116.53% change. You'd have $531,165.30 today.
Source: Yahoo Finance
Berkshire Hathaway closed at $6,700 on August 13, 1990.
On August 12, 2014, Berskshire Hathaway closed at $199,562.00.
That's a 2,878.54% change. You'd have $28,785.40 today.
Source: Yahoo Finance
Berkshire Hathaway closed at $62,000 on August 11, 2000.
On August 12, 2014, Berskshire Hathaway closed at $199,562.00.
That's a 221.87% change. You'd have $2,218.7 today.
Source: Yahoo Finance
In 1964 - the year that Buffett became a majority shareholder — the stock was valued at $19 per share.
On August 12, 2014, Berskshire Hathaway closed at $199,562.00.
That's a 1,050,226.32% change — which would be $10.502 million.
Source: Yahoo Finance
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