Dunya News - Bill Gates tops Forbes list of 400 richest people in America
- 10 years ago
Bill Gates is the richest person in America, according to Forbes.
Revealing its list of the 400 richest people in the nation on Monday, Forbes pegged former Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates with a treasure chest of $81 billion. Gates actually added $9 billion to his net worth over the past year, partly due to a rise in his Microsoft shares as well as growth in other investments.
But Forbes lauded the man mostly for its charitable contributions.
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has given away $30 billion since 2000, Forbes said, saying that the foundation helped played a role in eliminating smallpox, reducing polio, and overhauling the American educational system.
Revealing its list of the 400 richest people in the nation on Monday, Forbes pegged former Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates with a treasure chest of $81 billion. Gates actually added $9 billion to his net worth over the past year, partly due to a rise in his Microsoft shares as well as growth in other investments.
But Forbes lauded the man mostly for its charitable contributions.
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has given away $30 billion since 2000, Forbes said, saying that the foundation helped played a role in eliminating smallpox, reducing polio, and overhauling the American educational system.