Bill Gates No Longer In Top 10 Richest List After Net Worth Falls By 30%

Bill Gates gave so much money away that $51 billion just got swiped from his net worth—now his former assistant and Microsoft successor is wealthier than him

Billionaire Bill Gates was once crowned the richest man in the world for 18 years, but now his former assistant, Steve Ballmer has topped his wealth.

Bill Gates No Longer In Top 10 Richest List After Net Worth Falls By 30%

Bill Gates was replaced in fifth position by his former assistant and ex-Microsoft CEO, Steve Ballmer, who now has a higher net worth of $172 billion.

Bill Gates gave so much money away that $51 billion just got swiped from his net worth—now his former assistant is wealthier than him

Bill Gates was once the richest man in the world for 18 years, and currently boasts a jealousy-inducing net worth of $124 billion from cofounding the software titan Microsoft. But now his former assistant has more money in his bank account than he does, thanks to Gates’ billion-dollar philanthropic spending.  On July 3 last week, Gates was standing on a fortune of $175 billion, ranked as the fifth wealthiest person alive on the Bloomberg Billio…

Bill Gates Drops Out of Top 10 Richest List, But Redefines What Wealth Means

It’s not every day that one of the world’s most influential billionaires drops out of the top ten richest list. But when that billionaire is Bill Gates, the conversation shifts from loss to legacy. The Microsoft co-founder, who once held the title of the world’s richest man for years, now ranks twelfth on the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. His net worth fell by $52 billion in just one week, a stunning 30% drop that left him with a recalculated fo…