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9 Billionaires' First Tweets Warren Buffett, Elon Musk and Larry Ellison have all accumulated huge followings on Twitter, but they had to start somewhere.

By Grace Reader

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Warren Buffett, chairman and chief executive officer of Berkshire Hathaway Inc.

Warren Buffett, Elon Musk and Larry Ellison have all accumulated huge followings on Twitter, but they had to start somewhere.

All these men have large net worths and personalities, but here's how they introduced themselves to a world capped at 140 characters (oh, and happy #socialmediaday).

1. Lloyd Blankfein

Late to hop on the Twitter bandwagon is Goldman Sachs CEO Lloyd Blankfein. But rather than tweeting about his company or new Twitter account, Blankfein used his first tweet to express disapproval of President Donald Trump's decision to pull out of the Paris Climate Agreement.

Within 18 hours of his first tweet, Blankfein garnered more than 15,500 followers.

2. Jack Dorsey

Probably one of the most famous tweets is also the first tweet ever. The CEO and co-founder of Twitter tweeted out in March of 2006:

And no, he's not just saving characters: at that point the company was called twttr.

3. Warren Buffett

Buffett is known for punchy catchphrases such as, "Buy businesses that can be run by idiots," and, "The difference between successful people and really successful people is that really successful people say no to almost everything."

So it's no surprise that Buffett's first tweet comes as a short punchline.

Just a few retweets. No big deal.

4. Elon Musk

There are plenty of fake Elon Musk accounts on Twitter, some of the funniest being @BoredElonMusk and @therichwiseman, but Musk made sure to let followers know his first tweet was legitimate:

He even used a smiley face. How nice.

5. Pierre Omidyar

Omidyar's first tweet reads:

Apparently the "fuss" was worth it to the eBay founder, because he has to date tweeted more than 7,000 times.

Omidyar takes to Twitter to frequently comment on politics -- or, to be specific, Donald Trump.

6. Carl Icahn

Sure, it took Icahn a little while to get on board with Twitter, but he does pretty well when it comes to social media for an 80 year old.

The investor has accumulated almost 300,000 followers since his first tweet in 2013, mostly tweeting about his business endeavors.

Icahn resorted to humor for his first tweet:

7. Sean Parker

As the first president of Facebook, Parker was likely hesitant to get on board with a competitor.

However, he reluctantly joined in 2011.

In his first tweet, Parker apologizes to Mark Zuckerberg, claiming that Scooter Braun, talent manager and owner of two record labels, made him do it.

8. Rupert Murdoch

Like any (then) 80-year-old, Murdoch's first tweet was a little bit of a struggle.

But he has improved since, often making headlines with his tweets.

Murdoch tweeted in March of 2016, the day of his wedding, that he was leaving Twitter.

9. Larry Ellison

Ellison's first tweet was also his last, but he still has more than 90,000 followers.

Of course, Ellison had to take the opportunity to comment on his competitors and highlight Oracle Cloud Services. His one tweet wouldn't be wasted.

Grace Reader

Contributor

Grace Reader is a former editorial intern at Entrepreneur.com and a current freelance contributor. She is a third year journalism and media communication major at Colorado State University. Grace is the PR and marketing manager at Colorado State University's Off-Campus Life, and a sports anchor at CTV Channel 11. 

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