Bill Gates

Bill Gates

Bill Gates (#20)

Global Rank #20
Country Rank #17
Country United States

Money has no utility to me beyond a certain point. Its utility is entirely in building an organization and getting the resources out to the poorest in the world.

  • $ 106 B
  • Microsoft
  • United States
  • M
  • 70 Years

Snapshot

Quick Facts

Global Rank #20
Country Rank #17
Net Worth $105.9B
Previous Worth $105.7B
Worth Change +$0.2B
Country United States
Industry Microsoft
Age 70 Years
Gender M
Worth As Of May 4, 2026
Residence Medina, Washington
Citizenship United States
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Profile Data

Personal Stats

Age 70
Source Of Wealth Microsoft, Self Made
Self Made Score 8
Philanthropy Score 5
Residence Medina, Washington
Citizenship United States
Marital Status Divorced
Children 3
Education Drop Out, Harvard University
Net Worth Change +$0.2B +0.2% from previous worth
Previous Net Worth $105.7B
Current Net Worth $105.9B

Worth as of May 4, 2026

About Me

Bill Gates helped usher in huge changes in personal technology with software firm Microsoft; now he's focused on giving away his massive fortune. Gates, a computer enthusiast from a young age, dropped out of Harvard to cofound Microsoft with Paul Allen (d. 2018) in 1975, hoping to capitalize on the spread of personal computers. After Gates donated Microsoft shares worth billions to the trust that funds the Gates Foundation in 2022, his Microsoft stake is now less than 1%, Forbes estimates. In 2021, Bill and Melinda Gates each announced they were ending their marriage after 27 years. He is now the sole chairman of the charitable Gates Foundation. Gates, who's donated more than $59 billion to the Gates Foundation, announced in May 2025 that the foundation will shut down in 20 years.

Achievements

Forbes List Highlights

A snapshot of the list placements and rankings connected to Bill Gates.

#19
Billionaires (2026)
#14
Forbes 400 (2025)
Ranked
The Richest Person In Every State (2024)
#7
Powerful People (2018)
#1
Richest In Tech (2017)

Insights

Did You Know?

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.

Gates took a break from classes his senior year in high school to do programming with his friend Paul Allen at a power plant in North Bonneville, Washington.

Wealth Growth

Net Worth Growth Over Time

Tracking Bill Gates's net worth journey over the years, highlighting key growth phases and financial milestones.

Worth Trend Net Worth Growth
Period Change Worth Movement
Current Net Worth: $105.9B (May 4, 2026)

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