The Microsoft co-founder ranked 19th on the Forbes 2026 World's Billionaires list at $108 billion. Decades of philanthropy and share sales reshaped his fortune into a diversified portfolio managed through Cascade Investment.
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The diversified Cascade Investment portfolio, which replaced Microsoft stock as the core of his wealth decades ago.
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Gates has given more than $63.9 billion to the Gates Foundation, and announced in 2025 that the foundation will close within 20 years after spending down its endowment.
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Bill Gates is worth an estimated $110 billion in 2026, according to Forbes. He ranked 19th on the Forbes 2026 World's Billionaires list at $108 billion, with the real-time tracker showing about $109.7 billion in August 2026, far behind Elon Musk's $839 billion on the same list.
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Gates now owns under 1 percent of Microsoft, according to Forbes. He spent three decades selling Microsoft shares to diversify into other investments through Cascade Investment and to fund his philanthropy through the Gates Foundation.
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