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Steve Ballmer

Steve Ballmer

Steve Ballmer (#9)

Global Rank #9
Country Rank #10
Country United States

Computer science is the operating system for all innovation.

  • $ 156 B
  • Microsoft
  • United States
  • M
  • 70 Years

Snapshot

Quick Facts

Global Rank #9
Country Rank #10
Net Worth $156.1B
Previous Worth $156.1B
Worth Change +$0.0B
Country United States
Industry Microsoft
Age 70 Years
Gender M
Worth As Of May 3, 2026
Last Refreshed 04 Sep 2026, 12:00 AM
Residence Hunts Point, Washington
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Personal Stats

Age 70
Source Of Wealth Microsoft, Self Made
Self Made Score 6
Philanthropy Score 2
Residence Hunts Point, Washington
Citizenship United States
Marital Status Married
Children 3
Education Drop Out, Stanford University; Bachelor of Arts/Science, Harvard University
Net Worth Change +$0.0B +0.0% from previous worth
Previous Net Worth $156.1B
Current Net Worth $156.1B

Worth as of May 3, 2026

About Me

Steve Ballmer is the high-energy former CEO of Microsoft, who led the company from 2000 to 2014. He joined Microsoft in 1980 as employee No. 30 after dropping out of Stanford's MBA program. He first met Microsoft cofounder Bill Gates when the two were undergrads at Harvard. Ballmer oversaw Microsoft after the first dot-com crash and through efforts to catch up to Google in search capabilities and Apple in mobile phones. In 2014, the year he retired from Microsoft, he bought the NBA's Los Angeles Clippers for $2 billion; Forbes now values the team at $7.5 billion. He spent another $2 billion building a stadium. Ballmer, who owned 4% of Microsoft stock when he retired, has held onto most of his stock and has said he's the company's largest individual shareholder. He has ramped up his philanthropy since 2014; to date the Ballmers have given away more than $6.5 billion.

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Did You Know?

Ballmer created a website called USAFacts.org for people to look up and understand where the government is spending money.

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Net Worth Growth Over Time

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

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Current Net Worth: $156.1B (May 3, 2026)

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