The net worth and how much Bill Gates, the father of Microsoft, earns today, who for years was indicated by Forbes as the richest man in the world
How much does Bill Gates earn? We are talking about an entrepreneur whose name is immediately associated with two things: computers, since he was the father of Microsoft, and money, since he was long indicated by Forbes as the richest person in the world.
However, if we look at the current ranking of the richest in the world, Bill Gates after years - if not decades - has left the top ten of the global rich, placing himself in eleventh place.
In theory, Bill Gates’ net worth has increased a lot in the last year, only he has not managed to keep up with the other rich people on the planet who have seen their bank accounts increase much more.
As is known, Bill Gates’ wealth is due to his passion for computers, which developed since adolescence and then resulted in the creation, together with his classmate Paul Allen, of Microsoft, a company that has become a leader in the IT sector.
Although he maintains some shares, Gates currently no longer has any roles within Microsoft given his intention to dedicate himself full time to the Foundation created together with his ex-wife Melinda.
Let’s see in detail how much Bill Gates’ assets are today and how this entrepreneur managed to become so rich.
Bill Gates’ assets
At 69 years old - he will blow out 70 candles in October - Bill Gates can be considered a wealthy retiree, given that he has no operational roles in Microsoft or the Bill & Melinda Foundation.
According to Forbes, in March 2025, Bill Gates’ net worth would be equal to 106.2 billion dollars, a figure that as mentioned would currently make him the eleventh richest person in the world.
According to the prestigious American magazine, however, ten years ago Gates’ net worth was 79.2 billion dollars, much lower than the current one.
According to the estimate made by Bloomberg, Bill Gates could instead count on a personal net worth equal to 160 billion dollars, almost a third more than the Forbes report.
How much does Bill Gates earn today
Despite the many donations made in recent years, the lack of operational roles and the divorce with his ex-wife Melinda, the entrepreneur is reportedly continuing to earn money.
Bill Gates currently does not receive a salary for his role as honorary president of Microsoft: where does his wealth come from?
Gates’ wealth comes primarily from his holdings in Microsoft and other investments through his holding company Cascade Investment.
When he stepped down from his brainchild’s board of directors in March 2020, Gates owned about 1.3% of the software and information technology company’s shares; after the founder donated billions worth of Microsoft shares to the fund that finances his Gates Foundation during the pandemic, his stake in Microsoft is now less than 1% according to Forbes.
That would be enough for him to earn over $4 billion a year, thanks also to Cascade Investment, which as of 2021 managed assets totaling 70 billion euros with investments in waste, rail transport and hospitality.
Then there is the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation which can count on a capital of almost 50 billion dollars, with the philanthropist who over time has donated to his foundation almost 60 billion dollars mostly in the form of Microsoft shares.
Original article published on Money.it Italy. Original title: Quanti soldi ha Bill Gates? Il patrimonio del re di Microsoft
