Warren Buffett
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Warren Buffett’s counted impact is 392,400 jobs created, and also $896,000 in economic losses.
Counted totals by category
Each category is totalled in its own unit; units are never added together.
| Category | Unit | Positive | Negative | Net |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| economy | USD | 0 | -896,000 | -896,000 |
| jobs | jobs | +392,400 | 0 | +392,400 |
Overall score 87 (average tab position, 100 = 1st), from Jobs #3, Economy #3
Influence (reach, not impact): Wikipedia articles in 104 languages (Wikidata, as of 2026-10-18); 2.29 million English Wikipedia page views, 2025-10-01 to 2026-09-30. Not counted in the score.
Counted entries
Approved claims with 2 trusted sources; these drive the totals (counted = scale × credit share).
Positive
| Claim | Sources | Scale | Credit | Counted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berkshire Hathaway and subsidiaries employed approximately 392,400 people at end-2024 (Form 10-K); Buffett CEO/chairman | berkshirehathaway.com + berkshirehathaway.com operating subsidiaries employed approximately 392,400 people worldwide at the end of 2024 + sec.gov Berkshire and its operating subsidiaries employed approximately 392,400 people worldwide at the end of 2024 + npr.org At age 95, legendary investor Warren Buffett stepped down on Wednesday as CEO of Berkshire Hathaway ... He will remain chairman | 392,400 | Organization | 392,400 |
Negative
| Claim | Sources | Scale | Credit | Counted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berkshire Hathaway civil penalty $896,000 (DOJ/FTC, Hart-Scott-Rodino premerger filing violation, USG stake, 2014), via consent Final Judgment | reuters.com + reuters.com Berkshire Hathaway Inc agreed to pay an $896,000 fine ... "We made a mistake when we overlooked the filing requirement," Buffett, who is chairman and chief executive + finance.yahoo.com Berkshire Hathaway Inc. consented to a Final Judgment whereby we agreed to pay a civil penalty of $896,000 ... We made a mistake | 896,000 | Organization | 896,000 |
Not counted / unproven
Unproven or rejected claims. They are shown for transparency and do not affect the totals.
Not counted, positive
| Claim | Sources | Scale | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| None. | |||
Not counted, negative
| Claim | Sources | Scale | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Berkshire Hathaway OFAC settlement $4,144,651 (Iscar Turkey, Iran sanctions, 2020) | ofac.treasury.gov + ofac.treasury.gov agreed to settle its potential civil liability for 144 apparent violations + reuters.com agreed to pay $4.14 million to settle civil allegations | 4.14 million | unproven |