Berkshire Hathaway website
Hacker ApprovedThe most recommended of 4 websites
Recommended for its clean, fast, text-focused design and its archive of Warren Buffett's shareholder letters. Critics note it runs outdated Google Analytics with no privacy policy.
Recommended for its clean, fast, text-focused design and its archive of Warren Buffett's shareholder letters. Critics note it runs outdated Google Analytics with no privacy policy.
15 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 13
- criticize it
- 2
- approval share
- 87%
Recommended in 4 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: recommended
- February 2026: recommended
- March 2026: recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it carries the badge
- 13 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, met.
- 6.5 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 4 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Clean, minimal, clear design
“Berkshire Hathaway has my favorite website (or, WEB page, as they style it) of any big company”
Comment from 18 Feb 2026 in “Warren Buffett dumps $1.7B of Amazon stock” “Also beautiful in the most recent version”
Comment from 19 Feb 2026 in “Berkshire Hathaway's website today resembles its 1997 design” “Berkshire got it right a long time ago.”
Comment from 18 Sep 2026 in “OpenJev” - Comment from 18 Feb 2026 in “Warren Buffett dumps $1.7B of Amazon stock”
- Comment from 18 Feb 2026 in “Warren Buffett dumps $1.7B of Amazon stock”
Pure content, no fluff
“Pure content, not fluff, and even has a small but unobtrusive ad.”
Comment from 16 Mar 2026 in “The 49MB Web Page” “containing troves of buffett's letters with much wisdom”
Comment from 2 Jan 2026 in “A small collection of text-only websites” Admired and used as an example
“this is a great example for me to use in meetings”
Comment from 18 Sep 2026 in “OpenJev” “people ooh and aah over it in the comments”
Comment from 17 Feb 2026 in “Vim-pencil: Rethinking Vim as a tool for writing”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Praise seen as fawning
“You're just glazing the company in this case.”
Comment from 18 Sep 2026 in “OpenJev”
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The three most recommended other websites, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berkshire Hathaway websiteThis page | 13 | 2 | 87% | 4 | — | Approved |
| Rip.so | 10 | 9 | 53% | 2 | — | — |
| Ravaan.art | 6 | 2 | 75% | 1 | — | — |
| toregard.art | 5 | 0 | 100% | 1 | — | — |
What people said
14 of the 16 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“this is a great example for me to use in meetings”
“You're just glazing the company in this case.”
“Berkshire got it right a long time ago.”
“no css styling whatsoever”
“No privacy policy while running outdated google analytics”
“besides it loading incredibly fast”
“Pure content, not fluff, and even has a small but unobtrusive ad.”
“My first visit to the Berkshire Hathaway website a few years ago literally changed my life.”
“Also beautiful in the most recent version”
“Incredibly clear and direct.”
“But otherwise I admire the minimalism.”
“Berkshire Hathaway has my favorite website (or, WEB page, as they style it) of any big company”
“people ooh and aah over it in the comments”
“containing troves of buffett's letters with much wisdom”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.