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Berkshire Hathaway is a holding controlled and partially owned by Warren Buffett. What does Berkshire Hathaway actually do? The business operates as a holding companies for wholly owned businesses and a portfolio of stocks.

As of 2023, Berkshire Hathaway owns 65 distinct companies and a variety of subsidiaries.

Here are the companies that Berkshire Hathaway owns so far:

• Berkshire Hathaway Home Services
• Acme Brick Co.
• AltaLink
• Ben Bridge Jeweler
• Benjamin Moore & Co.
• Berkadia
• Berkshire Hathaway Assurance
• Berkshire Hathaway Automotive
• Berkshire Hathaway Energy
• BoatUS
• Borsheim’s Fine Jewelry
• Brooks Sports
• BNSF Raiway
• Business Wire
• Cavalier Homes
• Central States Indemnity
• Charter Brokerage
• Clayton Homes
• CORT Business Services
• CTB Inc.
• Dairy Queen
• Duracell
• Ebby Halliday Companies
• Fechheimer Brothers Company
• FlightSafety International
• Forest River
• Fruit of the Loom
• Garanimals
• GEICO
• General Re
• Helzberg Diamonds
• H.H. Brown Show Group
• IMC – International Metalworking Companies
• Johns Manville
• Jordan’s Furniture
• Justin Brands
• Kansas Bankers Surety Company
• Kern River Pipeline
• Larson-Juhl
• Louis Motor
• Lubrizol
• Marmon Group
• Mclane Company
• Medical Protective
• MiTrek
• National Indemnity Company
• Nebraska Furniture Mart
• NetJets
• NetJets Europe
• Northern Natural Gas
• NV Energy
• Omaha World-Herald
• Oriental Trading Company
• PacifiCorp
• Pampered Chef
• Pilot Flying J
• Precision Castparts Corp.
• Precision Steel Warehouse, Inc.
• RC Willey Home Furnishings
• Richline Group
• Russell Brands
• Scott Fetzer Company
• See’s Candies
• SE Homes
• Shaw Industries
• Star Furniture
• TTI, Inc.
• U.S. Liability Insurance Group
• Wesco Financial
• WPLG-TV
• XTRA Lease

These are the business that Berkshire Hathaway has fully control over. Berkshire Hathaway partially owns many more businesses through their stock portfolio.