A success timeline featuring the most significant achievements of Warren Buffett.
Warren Buffett, the chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, is a highly successful American investor and philanthropist. Renowned for his investment acumen, he is one of the world's most well-known investors. With an estimated net worth of $154.4 billion as of April 5, 2025, Buffett ranks among the wealthiest individuals globally.
In 1962, Warren Buffett became a millionaire with the success of his partnerships.
In 1999, Warren Buffett was named the Top Money Manager of the Twentieth Century in a survey by the Carson Group.
In April 2006, Warren Buffett's total gain on forward contracts to deliver U.S. dollars against other currencies exceeded $2 billion.
In 2007, Warren Buffett made a bet with numerous managers that a simple S&P 500 index fund would outperform hedge funds that charge exorbitant fees.
In 2007, Warren Buffett was listed among Time's 100 Most Influential People in the world.
On September 23, 2008, Berkshire Hathaway acquired 10 percent of perpetual preferred stock of Goldman Sachs.
In October 2008, Warren Buffett invested $230 million for a 10% stake in battery maker BYD Company, which has a subsidiary named BYD Auto, an electric automobile manufacturer. Within a year, this investment yielded a return of over 500%.
In 2008, Warren Buffett became the richest person in the world, with his net worth estimated at $62 billion by Forbes and $58 billion by Yahoo, surpassing Bill Gates.
In 2008, Warren Buffett was ranked by Forbes as the richest person in the world, with an estimated net worth of approximately $62 billion.
In 2009, Warren Buffett was named an honorary assistant coach and watched the game against Oklahoma from the Nebraska sideline. Buffett was also elected to the American Philosophical Society in 2009.
In 2009, after donating billions of dollars to charity, Warren Buffett was ranked as the second richest man in the United States with a net worth of $37 billion.
In 2010, Warren Buffett, along with Bill Gates, was named the most influential global thinker in Foreign Policy's report.
In 2011, President Barack Obama awarded Warren Buffett the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
On September 15, 2012, Warren Buffett announced that he had completed a full 44-day radiation treatment cycle for prostate cancer.
As of September 2013, Warren Buffett's net worth had risen to $58.5 billion.
On August 14, 2014, Berkshire Hathaway's share price reached $200,000 for the first time, valuing the company at $328 billion.
By 2017, the S&P 500 index fund in Warren Buffett's bet was outperforming every hedge fund that had made the bet against him.
In 2018, after donating almost $3.4 billion, Warren Buffett was ranked 3rd in the Forbes' List of Billionaires.
As of April 5, 2025, Warren Buffett's estimated net worth was US$154.4 billion, making him the fifth-richest individual in the world, according to Forbes.
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