Bill Gates is worth $50 billion less than thought — and now trails his former assistant in net worth

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Microsoft cofounder Bill Gates (left) and his former assistant and successor as CEO, Steve Ballmer, pictured in 1998.

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Bill Gates calls for higher taxes on the rich — but warns against crushing the American dream

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Bill Gates' ideal tax system would leave him worth 62% less, but still a billionaire.

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Bill Gates's farmland produces McDonald's fries — and 4 other fascinating facts from a new book on the ex-Microsoft CEO

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Bill Gates, Co-Chair of Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation attends the 54th annual meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, January 17, 2024.
A new book on Bill Gates sheds light on his influence in tech, philanthropy, and more.

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Melinda French Gates's visit to Jeffrey Epstein's home with then-husband Bill Gates left her 'unsettled,' new book says

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Melinda French Gates said she only met Jeffrey Epstein once, and a new book says it left her "unsettled."

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Inside the stressful culture at the Gates Foundation and what it was like to work with Bill and Melinda Gates, according to former employees

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Every year, Bill Gates — and, until she left, Melinda French Gates — would hold multiple meetings with executives of the Gates Foundation to approve plans and budgets, and review strategies.

Melinda French Gates explains why she's leaving the foundation she started with Bill Gates 3 years after their divorce

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Melinda Gates is focusing on women's and girls' issues in "a new chapter" of her philanthropy.

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How Bill Gates spends his $153 billion fortune, from a luxury car collection to pledging most of his wealth to his charity foundation

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Bill Gates is one of a few centibillionaires in the world.

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Bill Gates says America has a math problem. Here are his three suggestions to help kids learn to love the subject like he does.

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Bill Gates talked about how the Gates Foundation is approaching math education to better suit the needs of students' today in a blog post.

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