Bill Gates net assets increases by 10 billion US dollars

Bill Gates says he will undergo his foundation at sunset over the next 20 years. This means an accelerated plan to give away what corresponds to a total of 60 billion US dollars. According to the Bloomberg billionaires index, he has this money in which its net assets of 168 billion US dollars are listed. This has increased by 10 billion US dollars this year. The man who as Chief Executive Officer at Microsoft Corp. (Nasdaq: Msft), Steve Ballmer, has replaced, is on the list of the seven on the list of $ 152 billion. Ballmer followed most of his Microsoft share, even after he was put under pressure in 2014.

Gates was from 1975 to 2000 CEO from Microsoft. He left primarily to pursue his philanthropic interests. He and his ex-wife founded their foundation, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, in 2000. From 2023, the foundation had given away $ 78 billion, especially the environmental causes and the inequality of the sexes. The size of the assets of the foundation rose. It broke apart when his wife left him.

Unlike many of the richest people in the world, Gates' wealth is distributed over a variety of investments. Its owner of 1.3% of Microsoft has a value of around 60 billion US dollars.

Gates followed the example of his close friend Warren Buffett, CEO of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-B). The diversification of gates runs through a large number of public companies, including Buffett. He also has Walmart and Fedex.

Gates also has tens of billions of dollars of Cascade investment that holds its share of private companies. These range from Ritz Carlton to Nuclear Energy Startup Terrapower.

The goals will not overgrad the billionaire lists. Several people are too far ahead of him. This includes Elon Musk, whose net assets are almost 450 billion US dollars.

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