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Despite a current net worth of approximately $128 billion and an intention to work his way off the list of the world's richest people through his philanthropic work, Microsoft co-founder Bill...
Entrepreneur and businessman Bill Gates founded Microsoft -- the world's largest software producer -- with his business partner Paul Allen. He stepped down from the company's board in 2014 to ...
From 1995 to 2017, he held the title of the wealthiest person in the world every year except in 2008 and from 2010 to 2013. In 1999, he became the first ever centibillionaire when his net worth briefly surpassed US$100 billion. Since leaving day-to-day operations at Microsoft in 2008, Gates has pursued other business and philanthropic endeavors.
In particular, Gates found the four income levels framework a "revelation". Of the ten rules of thumb given in the book, Gates worries most about the blame instinct, not for creating scapegoats, but for turning people into heroes. [11] In June 2018, Bill Gates offered free copies, to all new graduates of U.S. colleges and universities. [12] [13]
Bill Gates 76.00 58 United States Microsoft 2 Carlos Slim Helu & family 72.00 74 Mexico telecom 3 Amancio Ortega 64.00 77 Spain retail 4 Warren Buffett 58.20 83 United States Berkshire Hathaway 5 Larry Ellison 48.00 69 United States Oracle Corporation 6 Charles Koch 40.00 78 United States diversified 6 David Koch 40.00 73 United States diversified
Gates said he would support a tax policy which took away 62% of his fortune—worth $101 billion.
"An Open Letter to Hobbyists" is a 1976 open letter written by Bill Gates, the co-founder of Microsoft, to early personal computer hobbyists, in which Gates expresses dismay at the widespread duplication of software taking place in the hobbyist community, particularly with regard to his company's software.
Gates Family; Ian Allen/Gates Notes. Bill Gates (left) in 1973 and now