Bill Gates is Still Richer Than You
Forbes magazine recently reported that MicroBill’s net worth recently hit $50 billion:
His 50 billion dollar fortune increased by 3.5 billion dollars from the 2005 Forbes list. The magazine said strong markets around the world contributed to the surge in wealth, as the total net worth of the list jumped to 2.6 trillion dollars — more than the annual GDP of Germany.
The crazier number, actually, is how much he’s donated to charity:
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has committed more than $3.6 billion to organizations working in global health; more than $2 billion to improve learning opportunities, including the Gates Library Initiative to bring computers, Internet Access and training to public libraries in low-income communities in the United States and Canada; more than $477 million to community projects in the Pacific Northwest; and more than $488 million to special projects and annual giving campaigns.
It’s a bit laughable when you’re talking about 10 digits, but how many of us have given away 10% of our net worth? He eventually wants to give it all away.
