Warren Buffett joins Twitter and gains 1,000 followers A MINUTE

Warren Buffett, the fourth richest man in the world, joined Twitter yesterday as @WarrenBuffett, declaring “Warren is in the house” with his first tweet.

Warren is in the house.

— Warren Buffett (@WarrenBuffett) May 2, 2013

The Sage of Omaha had racked up 45,000 followers after just 45 minutes on Twitter. At time of going to print he has almost 260,000 followers, despite having only sent one additional tweet:

Read my new essay on why women are key to America’s prosperity: cnnmon.ie/18eXfik.

— Warren Buffett (@WarrenBuffett) May 2, 2013

 

Buffett isn’t following anyone, but as you might expect, plenty of tweeters are trying to piggy-back the social flurry over the Berkshire Hathaway boss, who Forbes estimates to be worth $53.5bn.

The Twittersphere is mainly quoting Buffett, but there are a few little nuggety general Buffett knowledge facts thrown in for good measure:

 

Bad habits are like chains that are too light to feel until they are too heavy to carry. -Warren Buffet

— Inspirational Quote™ (@InspirationalQ_) April 9, 2013

Warren Buffet has given 86% of his wealth to charity, which is a total of $40.8 billion dollars.

— The Google Facts (@TheGoogleFactz) March 13, 2013

Someone working in a Nike factory in Vietnam makes 3 cents per hour, Warren Buffet makes $1.57 million per hour.

— Injustice Facts (@InjusticeFacts) March 12, 2013

Every saint has a past. Every sinner has a future. -Warren Buffet

— Inspirational Quotes (@Inspire_Us) March 10, 2013

Excellent tips by Warren Buffet the worlds richest man! twitter.com/ramkapoor1973/…

— Ram Kapoor (@ramkapoor1973) March 7, 2013

King of Shaves boss Will King added:

“You can fondle the cube, but it will not respond.”bloom.bg/17GDQqf Cracking quote by Warren Buffet on #Gold speculation

— Will King (@KingofShaves) April 17, 2013