Berkshire Hathaway employed 392,400 people as of December 31, 2024, according to Stock Analysis.
The company's employee count has fluctuated over the past decade, with a high of 396,500 in 2023 and a low of 331,000 in 2015, according to Bullfincher.io.
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Our founding
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. is an American multinational conglomerate holding company headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska. Originally a textile manufacturer, the company transitioned into a conglomerate starting in 1965 under the management of chairman and CEO Warren Buffett and vice chairman Charlie Munger.

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Berkshire Hathaway Inc. is ranked 5th on the Fortune 500 rankings of the largest United States corporations by total revenue and 9th on the Fortune Global 500. Berkshire is one of the ten largest components of the S&P 500 and is on the list of largest employers in the United States. Its class A shares have the highest per-share price of any public company in the world, reaching $700,000 in August 2024, because the board of directors has historically been opposed to stock splits.
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Warren Buffet
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