17 facts about Warren Buffett and his wealth that will blow your mind See 17 facts about Warren Buffett and his wealth that will blow your mind: 1.99% of Buffetts wealth was earned after his 50th birthday 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 2. Berkshires Book Value beat the S&P 500 in 43 out of 44 years on a 5-year rolling average basis 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 3. Among legends, Buffett has the longest track record for beating the market. That chart shows investors 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 4. Buffetts net worth of $63.3 billion is greater than the combined 2013 GDPs of Ghana and Cambodia. Ghanas 2013 GDP was estimated to be $47,928,717,949. Cambodias 2013 GDP was estimated to be $15,249,684,397. Warren Buffetts wealth currently makes him the 3rd richest man. Source: Forbes 5. In 2013, Buffett made on average $37 million per day — thats more than what Jennifer Lawrence made the entire year. 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 6. You could pay the college tuition of 6 NYU students with what Warren Buffett made in a single hour in 2013. 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 7. Buffett made his first stock purchase the same year that Pearl Harbor was bombed. Warren Buffetts 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 Warren Buffett, chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway Inc, during a meeting in New Delhi in 2011. (ET Photo) 8. Buffett has so far donated enough money in his lifetime to build 4 Apple Spaceship Campuses. 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 9. You could increase the annual salary of every North Korean living in Pyongyang by 50% if you took Buffetts donation to the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and distributed it evenly to them. North Koreas 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 Buffetts donation is in class B shares. Source: CNBC 10. Buffett is ready to double his investment in renewable energy — bringing the total to an amount that could build 46 Burj Al Arabs. 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 11. In 2014, a Singapore man bid $2.2 million for lunch with Warren Buffett. That amount couldve provided 9,746 students with a calculus textbook. In case you don have college-aged kids yet, text books are extremely expensive. The one that we used in our calculation costs $225.72. Source: Omaha 12. Berkshire Hathaways cash balance is at $50 billion — thats equal to the entire GDP of South Dakota plus 45 Airbus A318s. 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 13. If you invested $1000 in Berkshire Hathaway in 1970, youd have $4.86 million today. Berkshire Hathaway closed at $41 at the end of 1970. On August 12, 2014, Berskshire Hathaway closed at $199,562.00. Thats a 486,636.59% change. Youd have $4.866 million today. Source: Yahoo Finance 14. If you invested $1000 in Berkshire Hathaway in 1980, youd have $531,165 today. Berkshire Hathaway closed at $375 on August 12, 1980. On August 12, 2014, Berskshire Hathaway closed at $199,562.00. Thats a 53,116.53% change. Youd have $531,165.30 today. Source: Yahoo Finance 15. If you invested $1000 in Berkshire Hathaway in 1990, youd have $28,785 today. Berkshire Hathaway closed at $6,700 on August 13, 1990. On August 12, 2014, Berskshire Hathaway closed at $199,562.00. Thats a 2,878.54% change. Youd have $28,785.40 today. Source: Yahoo Finance 16. If you invested $1000 in Berkshire Hathaway in 2000, youd have $2,218 today. Berkshire Hathaway closed at $62,000 on August 11, 2000. On August 12, 2014, Berskshire Hathaway closed at $199,562.00. Thats a 221.87% change. Youd have $2,218.7 today. Source: Yahoo Finance 17. If you invested $1000 in Berkshire Hathaway the year that Warren Buffett became the majority shareholder, youd be up to $10.50 million today. 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. Thats a 1,050,226.32% change — which would be $10.502 million. Source: Yahoo Finance
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