The Microsoft co-founder remains one of the wealthiest people on the planet. Learn more about his net worth and career here.<\/p>\n
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Bill Gates<\/strong><\/a> is one of the most recognizable names in technology and one of the wealthiest people in the world. The Microsoft co-founder helped revolutionize the personal computer industry and built a business empire that has kept him among the globe’s richest billionaires for decades. Though Gates stepped away from his day-to-day role at Microsoft years ago, he remains active through his investments, philanthropic work and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.<\/p>\n Learn more about his finances below.<\/p>\n Bill is the co-founder of Microsoft, which is the world’s largest software company. In 1975, Bill made the bold move of dropped out of Harvard to start Microsoft with Paul Allen.<\/strong> In 1985 he became Apple’s biggest competitor with his Windows operating system. During the same time, he developed CD-rom technology. It was in 1987, that he made his mark in the exclusive billionaire’s world, when he became the youngest billionaire ever in America, at the young age of 31, according to CNN<\/a>. At the time, he was worth $1.25 billion. In 2005, he alongside his wife at the time, Melinda Gates<\/strong> was honored with being Time Magazine<\/em>‘s “Person of the Year.” In 2008, he retired from his busy role to focus on his passion for philanthropy. He began his own company, called the Gates Foundation, which in 2010 announced that it would donate $10 billion to vaccine research for the next decade. Since 2019, the charity has gone on to generously provide $54.8 billion in grants to those in need.<\/p>\nHow Did Bill Gates Get Rich?<\/h2>\n
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