William Henry Gates III (born October 28, 1955) is an American businessman and philanthropist. A pioneer of the microcomputer revolution of the 1970s and 1980s, he co-founded the software company Microsoft in 1975 with his childhood friend Paul Allen.
Orang lain juga bertanya
What does Bill Gates do today?
As co-chair of the Gates Foundation, Bill Gates shapes and approves foundation strategies, advocates for the foundation's issues, and sets the organization's overall direction.
At what age did Bill Gates become a billionaire?
Following the company's 1986 initial public offering (IPO), Gates became then the youngest ever billionaire in 1987, at age 31. Forbes magazine ranked him as the world's wealthiest person for 18 out of 24 years between 1995 and 2017, including 13 years consecutively from 1995 to 2007.
What religion is Bill Gates now?
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
Bill and Melinda are members of the Catholic Church and have said that religious morality inspires their charity work. Though the couple are now divorced as of 2021, they continue to collaborate on philanthropic work with the foundation.
What did Bill Gates do when he was 13?
At Lakeside, Bill became an excellent student. He also discovered computers. When he was 13, he wrote his first software program: a tic-tac-toe game. Bill and some friends later wrote programs for their school and for companies.
On Bill Gates's website he writes about the people he meets, the books he's reading, and what he's learning and working on. Come join the conversation!
Sharing things I'm learning through my foundation work and other interests.
Orang lain juga menelusuri
William Henry Gates III adalah seorang pengusaha dan dermawan Amerika. Sebagai pionir revolusi komputer mikro pada tahun 1970an dan 1980an, ia mendirikan perusahaan perangkat lunak Microsoft pada tahun 1975 bersama teman masa kecilnya Paul Allen. Wikipedia (Inggris)
Kelahiran: 28 Oktober 1955 (usia 69 tahun), Seattle, Washington
Kekayaan bersih: 107,9 miliar USD (2025)
Organisasi didirikan: Microsoft Corporation, Yayasan Bill & Melinda Gates, TerraPower, dan selengkapnya
Pasangan: Melinda Gates (m. 1994–2021)
Pendidikan: Harvard College (1973–1975), Lakeside School (1967–1973), dan Currier House
Orang tua: Bill Gates Sr. dan Mary Maxwell Gates
Tampilkan lebih banyak
Tampilkan lebih sedikit
Bill Gates thisisbillgates Sharing things I'm learning through my foundation work and other interests. gatesnot.es/SourceCode
Bill Gates is off to India to mark the Gates Foundation's 25th anniversary and see how the country is innovating in agriculture, public health, and technology.
Chair of the Gates Foundation. Founder of Breakthrough Energy. Co-founder of Microsoft. Voracious reader. Avid traveler. Active blogger.
Join me as I learn from big thinkers and innovators about the toughest challenges facing our world today—from climate change to artificial intelligence ...
Bill Gates diversified his fortune from software firm Microsoft into dozens of holdings, including waste disposal firm Republic Services and tractor maker ...