22 mind-blowing facts about Warren Buffett and his wealth

Warren Buffett was picking out stocks at 11 years old - and he amassed the equivalent of $53,000 in today's dollars by the time he was 16.

Today, the 85-year-old investing legend has an estimated net worth of over $70 billion, according to Forbes, making him the third richest man in the world.

Inspired by a Quora thread asking "What are some mind-blowing facts about Warren Buffett," we rounded up 23 astonishing facts about the "Oracle from Omaha" and his massive amount of wealth: