Warren Edward Buffett

He was born on August 30, 1930Omaha, Nebraska, U.S.

Is an American business magnate, investor and philanthropist. He is the most successful investor in the world.

Buffett is the chairman, CEO and largest shareholder of Berkshire Hathaway

Buffett displayed an interest in business and investing at a young age. Much of Buffett's early childhood years were enlivened with entrepreneurial ventures. One

of his first business ventures, Buffett sold chewing gum, Coca-Cola bottles, or weekly magazines door to door. He worked in his grandfather's grocery store.

In 1962, Buffett became a millionaire because of his partnerships, which in January 1962 had an excess of $7,178,500, of which over $1,025,000 belonged to Buffett. He merged these partnerships into one. Buffett invested in and eventually

took control of a textile manufacturing firm, Berkshire Hathaway

Buffett became a paper billionaire when Berkshire Hathaway began selling class A shares on May 29, 1990, with the market closing at US$7,175 a share.

On August 14, 2014, the price of Berkshire Hathaway's shares hit US$200,000 a share for the first time, capitalizing the company at US$328 billion. While Buffett had given away much of his stock to

charities by this time, he still held 321,000 shares worth US$64.2 billion.

Berkshire HathawayBerkshire Hathaway Inc. is an American multinational conglomerate holding company headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska, United States. The company wholly owns GEICO, BNSF, Lubrizol, Dairy Queen, Fruit of the Loom, Helzberg Diamonds, FlightSafety International, and NetJets, and also owns 26% of the Kraft Heinz Company an undisclosed percentage of Mars, Incorporated, and significant minority holdings in American Express, The Coca-Cola Company, Wells Fargo, IBM, Apple and Restaurant Brands International.

BERKSHIRE HATHAWAYRevenue US$ 210.82 billionTotal assets US$ 552.25 billionTotal equity US$ 255.55 billion Number of employees 331,000