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Bill Gates<\/strong> is the face and co-founder of Microsoft and by simply knowing that fact, one can assume he has a hefty bank statement. Learn more about his finances below!<\/p>\n Bill is the co-founder of Microsoft, which is the world\u2019s largest software company. In 1975, Bill made the bold move of dropped out of Harvard to start Microsoft with Paul Allen.<\/strong> In 1985 he became Apple\u2019s biggest competitor with his Windows operating system. During the same time, he developed CD-rom technology. It was in 1987, that he made his mark in the exclusive billionaire\u2019s world, when he became the youngest billionaire ever in America, at the young age of 31, according to CNN<\/a>. At the time, he was worth $1.25 billion. In 2005, he alongside his wife at the time, Melinda Gates<\/strong> was honored with being Time Magazine<\/em>\u2018s \u201cPerson of the Year.\u201d In 2008, he retired from his busy role to focus on his passion for philanthropy. He began his own company, called the Gates Foundation, which in 2010 announced that it would donate $10 billion to vaccine research for the next decade. Since 2019, the charity has gone on to generously provide $54.8 billion in grants to those in need.<\/p>\n Bill\u2019s net worth is $160 billion, and his salary is $1 million, according to Celebrity Net Worth<\/a>. Talk about raking in the big bucks.<\/p>\n Melinda met Bill in 1987 while she was a product manager at his company, and he asked her out while the two were in a parking lot. The lovebirds got married in 1994 and they share three children, who are named Jennifer, 28, Rory, 25, and Phoebe, 22. In 2021, the couple announced their divorce, and Melinda left her position at the Gates Foundation in 2024. Bill has candidly stated that divorcing Melinda \u201cwas the mistake [he] regrets the most.\u201d He said: \u201cThe divorce thing was miserable for me and Melinda for at least two years. There is a certain wonderfulness to spending your entire adult life with one person because of the memories and depth of things you have done and having kids together.\u201d Bill said that despite the failures he had in life, he would put their divorce \u201cat the top of the list.\u201d He added: \u201cThere are others but none that matter,\u201d as reported by the New York Post.<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n Divorcing Melinda is my greatest regret \u2014 Bill Gate pic.twitter.com\/6Yv2yqgH0h<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Naija (@Naija_PR) January 26, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Bill has moved on with his new girlfriend, Paula Hurd<\/strong>, and the relationship was confirmed in February 2023. Paula works as a developer, and she was previously in sales and alliance management, and she studied business in college, per People.<\/em> <\/a>She is the widow of Mark Hurd,<\/strong> who was the CEO of Oracle. The former couple invested in their philanthropic goals and launched the Hurd Welcome Center at Baylor University, where Paula attended school. Melinda went on to date entrepreneur Philip Vaughn<\/strong> in October 2024.<\/p>\n Bill Gates has found love with Paula Hurd, widow to former Oracle co-CEO and president, Mark Hurd pic.twitter.com\/osws6y70qx<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Naija (@Naija_PR) February 9, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n \n\t\t<\/div>\nHow Did Bill Gates Get Rich?<\/h2>\n
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What Is Bill Gates\u2019 Net Worth?<\/h2>\n
Who Is Bill Gates\u2019 Ex-wife?<\/h2>\n
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Does Bill Gates Have a Girlfriend Now?<\/h2>\n
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