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Why is Bill Gates's net worth so high?

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Bill Gates co-founded Microsoft. When Microsoft went public in 1986, he held a 45% stake in the company, which turned into $350 million. read more

It's no wonder why Bill Gates confidently declared to his high school teachers that he would be a millionaire when he turned 30 years old as reported in published articles. Bill was rumoured to have a trust fund equal to $1million established for him at a very young age. read more

However, on July 27, 2017, and since October 27, 2017, he has been surpassed by Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos, who had an estimated net worth of US$90.6 billion at the time. As of May 5, 2018, Gates had a net worth of $91.5 billion, making him the second-richest person in the world, behind Bezos. read more

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