Introduction
Bill Gates is a US citizen whose biggest asset is cash and a self-made billionaire. Bill Gates was the richest person from 2014 to 2017.
He is an American business magnate, philanthropist, and software developer. Moreover, he is the founder of Microsoft, a trillion dollars multinational conglomerate.
He also owns about a per cent of the Redmond, a Washington company. The rest of his wealth is maintained through closely held Cascade Investment.
Bill Gates was awarded many a time, such as Placard of the order of the Aztec Eagle for his philanthropic work in 2006. In 2010, Gates received Bower Award for Business Leadership for his achievement both in Microsoft and for his philanthropic work.
What Is The Worth Of Bill Gates?
Worth of Bill Gates in 2021:
The net worth of Bill Gates at the end of October is 136 billion USD.
Worth of Bill Gates in 2020:
- In January of 2020, the worth of Bill Gates was estimated to be around 113 billion USD. Currently (18th of December), the worth of Bill Gates is roughly 131 billion USD. As usual in any other business, the worth dropped by a lot in March due to the pandemic of 2020.
Just after a few days of pandemic alert, all the business arrived back on the track and the worth went high with some minor falls and rises.
131 billion USD can buy roughly 70 million troy ounces of gold or 2.51 billion barrels of crude oil.
For the first time in history, on the 19th of March in 2019, Bill Gates's worth touched 100 billion USD.
Sudden rise in Bill Gates worth in 2020:
- Just after the pandemic, the worth rose from 89.5 billion USD to 104 billion USD on the 9th of April.
- On 2nd November, the worth rose from 119 billion USD to 126 billion USD on 5th of November with a stable path without any fall in worth between 2nd and 5th of November.
Sudden fall in Bill Gates worth in 2020:
- On the 22nd of February, the worth dropped from 119 billion USD to 110 billion USD on the 27th of Feb. Within 5 days, the total loss in worth was roughly 9 billion USD.
- Due to a pandemic alert in March of 2020, on the 4th of March, the worth dropped from 114 billion USD to 89.5 billion USD on the 23rd of March. Though it was not a straight drop, it was followed by some minor rises and falls.
Worth of Bill Gates in 2012-2019:
2012:
-At the starting of 2012, the net worth of Bill Gates was roughly 62 billion USD. In December, the net worth was estimated to be around 63 billion USD.
-Looking at the statistics, the highest net worth in 2012 was approximately 65.1 billion USD in September. The lowest net worth was 58.2 billion USD.
2013:
-In January of 2013, the net worth was roughly 63.3 billion USD. While in December, it was boosted to 72.8 billion USD. No major fall/rise in net worth in 2013.
2014:
-The net worth of Bill Gates in January of 2014 was nearly 72.5 billion USD. In the final month, the net worth was more or less 80 billion USD.
-There was a fall in net worth from 80 billion on the 17th of September to 74.5 billion USD on the 13th of October.
2015:
- Bill Gates's net worth in January of 2015 was nearly 78 billion USD. The worth dropped down to 75.1 billion USD in December.
-Looking at the graph above, you can notice that there was a fall in net worth from 78.6 billion to 70 billion USD from 8th of August to 25th of August.
2016:
-In January of 2016, the net worth of Bill Gates was reported to be around 70 billion USD whereas, in December, it got a boost to around 82 billion USD.
-The increase in net worth from 70 billion USD to 82 billion USD was followed by a few minor falls.
2017:
-The net worth in January of 2017 was roughly 83 billion USD. In December the net worth to around 91.2 billion USD.
-In August, the net worth dropped from 90.7 billion USD 85.4 billion USD within 16 days.
2018:
2019:
-As per Forbes, the net worth of Bill Gates in March of 2019 was around 96.5 billion USD while in October, the worth increased to 106 billion USD.