Global Rank #20TechnologySelf-Made

Bill Gates

Real Time Net Worth

$105.1 Billion

as of 6/25/26

Age

Source of Wealth

Microsoft

Country

United States

Biography

Bill Gates co-founded Microsoft Corporation in 1975 with Paul Allen. He led the company as CEO and chairman until stepping back to focus on his philanthropic work via the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, which is one of the world's largest private charities.

Wealth Growth Timeline

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Key Companies Owned

Microsoft
Cascade Investment
TerraPower

Investments & Assets

Canadian National Railway
Deere & Co
Ecolab
Waste Management

Philanthropic Work

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, contributing tens of billions to global health, education, and development.

Did You Know?

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Gates has spent nearly two decades and more than $1 billion supporting a nuclear power company,Terrapower, that is aiming to complete its first reactor by 2030.