2006-11-22 03:09:40 · 27 answers · asked by TIGER 3 in Business & Finance ➔ Corporations
William Henry Gates III (born October 28, 1955 in Seattle, Washington) is the co-founder, chairman, former chief software architect, and former CEO of Microsoft. Forbes magazine's The World's Billionaires list has ranked him as the richest person on earth for the last thirteen consecutive years. According to the Forbes 2006 magazine, Bill Gates's current net worth is approximately $53 billion. When family wealth is considered, his family ranks second behind the Walton family.
Gates is one of the best-known entrepreneurs of the personal computer revolution. He is widely respected for his foresight and ambition.He is also frequently criticized as having built Microsoft through unfair or unlawful business practices. Since amassing his fortune, Gates has pursued a number of philanthropic endeavors, donating large amounts of money to various charitable organizations and scientific research programs through the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, founded in 2000.
2006-11-22 03:14:18 · answer #1 · answered by kchick8080 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
William Henry Gates III (Also known as Bill Gates) (born October 28, 1955 in Seattle, Washington) is the co-founder, chairman, former chief software architect, and former CEO of Microsoft. Forbes magazine's The World's Billionaires list has ranked him as the richest person on earth for the last thirteen consecutive years. According to the Forbes 2006 magazine, Bill Gates's current net worth is approximately $53 billion. When family wealth is considered, his family ranks second behind the Walton family.[3][4]
Gates is one of the best-known entrepreneurs of the personal computer revolution. He is widely respected for his foresight and ambition.[5][6] He is also frequently criticized as having built Microsoft through unfair or unlawful business practices. Since amassing his fortune, Gates has pursued a number of philanthropic endeavors, donating large amounts of money to various charitable organizations and scientific research programs through the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, founded in 2000.
2006-11-22 11:12:38 · answer #2 · answered by ***L.E.D.G.E*** 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
In Inventer of Microsoft.
And he is one of the richest men in the world.
Treu Fact:
Briteny Spears, Kylie Mynouge and Robbie WIlliams makes less money in a year than Bill Gates earns each Miniute!
2006-11-22 11:13:20 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Bill Gates is the richest person in the world. He has over 45 billion dollars. He was one of the founders of Apple then he founded Microsoft. Amazing isin't it?
2006-11-22 11:17:43 · answer #4 · answered by Bill L 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Bill Gates works for Leeds council as a gardener in the parks dept.
2006-11-22 17:45:34 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Bill Gates made Microsoft. YEAH! You go Bill!
2006-11-22 11:21:32 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Bill gates is one of the richest men in the world! Billionaire!
2006-11-22 11:13:56 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
OMG, someone that doesn't.
Well he is just the richest man in the world. He is Microsoft. Hopefully you know what Microsoft is. He only just played a major role in the home computer revolution over the past 20 years.
2006-11-22 11:14:11 · answer #8 · answered by AJ 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The great and powerful CEO of Microsoft. It is to be believed that he invented Windows, though this will never be proved, some think he stole the idea from his buddies and he just was the first to apply and market them in computer systems. Regardless, he did it and because he did...you and I are here and doing this.
2006-11-22 11:21:17 · answer #9 · answered by Dust in the Wind 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
.........actually he's not always the richest person in the world......because of curency and its often rate change - the bloke who owns Ikea is sometimes the richest.
Cant believe you've never heard of Bill Gates to be honest.
2006-11-22 11:17:25 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋