
ביל גייטס הפך למיליונר ב-1986.
This milestone coincided with Microsoft's initial public offering (IPO), which significantly boosted the value of his ownership stake.
Microsoft's IPO on March 13, 1986, priced shares at $21 each. Gates, then 30 years old, held 45 percent of the company's stock, immediately making him a multi millionaire. This event established him as a prominent figure in the rapidly expanding technology sector.
Today, Bill Gates is the Cofounder of Microsoft (United States). His current influence score is 8/100. This score reflects his ongoing activities in global health and development, although other billionaires currently generate headlines for different reasons, such as political donations; for instance, a second crypto billionaire donated a record $49 million to far right Reform UK.