Warren Buffett

CEO, Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (Cl A)

$148.26B

as of 02/16/26

About Warren Buffett

Known as the "Oracle of Omaha," Warren Buffett is one of the most successful investors of all time.

Buffett chairs Berkshire Hathaway, which owns dozens of companies, including insurer Geico, battery maker Duracell and restaurant chain Dairy Queen. He is retired as CEO at the end of 2025.

The son of a U.S. congressman, he first bought stock at age 11 and first filed taxes at age 13.

He has promised to donate over 99% of his wealth. So far, he has given away nearly $65 billion, mostly through the Gates Foundation and his kids' foundations.

In 2010, he and Bill Gates launched the Giving Pledge, asking other billionaires to commit to donating at least half of their fortunes to charitable causes.

Personal stats

Citizenship

United States of America

Source of wealth

Berkshire Hathaway

Residence

Omaha, Nebraska

Marital status

Widowed, Remarried

Birth date

08/30/30 (age 95)

Number of children

Education

Master of Science, Columbia University; Bachelor of Arts/Science, University of Nebraska Lincoln

Self-made

self-made

Warren Buffett’s fortune is worth

troy ounces of gold

median U.S. household

median U.S. income

2.965%

U.S. credit card volume

0.593%

GDP of the United States

0.436%

United States debt

Net worth history

Annual ranking

Did you know?

Buffett was rejected from Harvard Business School; he got a master's in economics from Columbia University instead.

Net worth over time

Real-time ranking

Financial assets

NYSE | BRK.A-US

Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (Cl A)$147.5B

NYSE | BRK.B-US

Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (Cl B)$567.2K