How Warren Buffett Turned $6,000 Into $152 Billion

How did Warren Buffett get rich? From selling gum door to door to a $152.7B fortune: his first stock at 11, Benjamin Graham, the Berkshire Hathaway "mistake," insurance float, See's Candies, Coca-Cola, Apple, and the compounding math behind Berkshire's 6,000,000%+ gain. Every number comes from a real source: Berkshire Hathaway's annual reports and shareholder letters, its SEC filings (10-Q), and Forbes. Net worth as of Oct 20, 2026 (Forbes real-time). Early net-worth-by-age figures are widely cited estimates. This video is for education only and is not financial advice. Past performance does not guarantee future results. We don't recommend buying or selling any security. Sources: Berkshire Hathaway 2025 Annual Report (berkshirehathaway.com/2025ar/2025ar.pdf); Berkshire 2014 letter; Berkshire Q2 2026 10-Q; Berkshire press release Sept 18, 2026; Forbes profile (Oct 20, 2026); CNBC; MarketWatch/Dividend.com (net worth by age, approx.). CHAPTERS 0:00 One man, $152 billion 0:24 The kid with the numbers 1:34 The book that changed everything 2:10 The partnership (and his first million) 2:53 The mistake that became an empire 3:38 The secret weapon: float 4:19 Charlie Munger & See's Candies 5:11 The big bets: Coca-Cola, 2008, Apple 6:29 The 6,000,000% number 7:22 The real secret is time 8:08 Even Buffett gets it wrong 8:52 How he lives (and gives) 10:07 The 6 lessons 11:04 The payoff #WarrenBuffett #HowItWorks #CurioCabinet