What is the net worth of Bill Gates?

As of 2019, Bill Gates net worth reaches just over a whopping $96.6 billion. Gates is known for launching Microsoft with Paul Allen, which has been a worldwide success several times over. He has sold over $40 billion in Microsoft stock and collected over $10 billion in dividends since the company went public in 1986.

Much of this money he used to open Cascade Investment, which includes investments in the Canadian National Railway and AutoNation. He has donated a substantial amount to his Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation from a payout he received. To date, he still has 2.4 percent stake in the tech company he founded with Allen.

While Gates and his wife have contributed quite substantially to a few charitable causes, he declines to speak about his net worth publically, preferring to keep comments about his finances and contributions to himself. In his later years, he has become to be known for both his philanthropic endeavors around the world.