The Richlist Index · The richest people on Earth
Bill Gates
Net worth · Rank #19
$108B
– 0.00% since the 2025 list
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Net worth, one point per Forbes list
Every figure in this chart
| Forbes list | Net worth |
|---|---|
| 2026 | $108B |
| 2025 | $108B |
| 2024 | $128B |
| 2023 | $104B |
| 2022 | $129B |
| 2021 | $124B |
| 2020 | $98B |
| 2019 | $96.5B |
| 2018 | $90B |
| 2017 | $86B |
| 2016 | $75B |
| 2015 | $79.2B |
| 2014 | $76B |
| 2013 | $67B |
| 2012 | $61B |
| 2011 | $56B |
| 2010 | $53B |
| 2009 | $40B |
| 2008 | $58B |
| 2007 | $56B |
| 2006 | $52B |
| 2005 | $46.5B |
| 2004 | $46.6B |
| 2003 | $40.7B |
| 2002 | $52.8B |
| 2001 | $58.7B |
| 2000 | $60B |
| 1999 | $90B |
| 1998 | $51B |
| 1997 | $36.4B |
| 1996 | $18B |
| 1995 | $12.9B |
| 1994 | $8.2B |
| 1993 | $7.4B |
| 1992 | $6.4B |
What they own
MicrosoftThe company he founded in 1975Wikipedia · logo Public domainUnder 1%, too small to appear in Microsoft's filings- Cascade InvestmentHis investment company: hotels, waste, industrials and farmlandWikipediaSole owner
Things they own
Xanadu 2.0 HomeHis house on Lake Washington, with a 60-foot pool and a reception hall for 200The Street · photo DlluBuilt for $63 million; valued above $130 million
The Codex Leicester ArtLeonardo da Vinci's notebook on water, rocks and the moon, the most expensive book ever sold at the timeWikipedia · photo Leonardo da Vinci$30.8 million in 1994
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