Bill Gates is giving his money to charity but his wealth keeps growing. He's now reportedly one of two people worth over $100 billion.
Although, to be fair, such stakes are for the foundation and don't really count toward Gate's personal wealth., even though his Microsoft stock is doing well under CEO Satya Nadella.
Over the last 15 years, Gates sold off most of his Microsoft stake. Back in 2004, he had 1.1 billion shares of Microsoft. Today, he keeps about 103 million shares, currently worth about $12 billion. He hasn't been selling or acquiring more shares over the past couple of years, waiving both his cash salary and his share grants for his role as chairman.
But there are times when he winds up with a little more from Microsoft through his myriad business interests.
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