Bill Gates’ net worth dropped a jaw-dropping $51 billion in just days this month because he’s giving so much money away.

Bill Gates' net worth recently saw a significant $51 billion reduction, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. This ...

Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates has fallen to 12th place in wealth rankings after reducing his fortune from $175 billion to ...

Bloomberg recalculated Bill Gates' net worth as $52 billion lower to reflect charitable giving, sending him seven places down ...

Gates co-founded Microsoft with the late Paul Allen in 1975. He hired Ballmer, his Harvard classmate, five years later, becoming the company’s 30th employee and first business manager.

Gates lost 30% of his wealth — equaling $51-52 billion — due to his philanthropic spending, dropping him to 12th place among ...

Billionaire Steve Ballmer, the former Microsoft chief executive and current owner of the L.A. Clippers, has surpassed Bill Gates in net worth for the first time.

Why Steve Ballmer is no Bill Gates. Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources.

At 24, Ballmer dropped out of Stanford Business School to join Microsoft and Gates, his former Harvard classmate. As the company’s 30th employee, Ballmer netted a base salary of $50,000 .

Steve Ballmer mirrored Bill Gates' energy, ... Ballmer succeeded Gates as Microsoft CEO in 2000 and still owned 4% of the company when he stepped down in 2014, regulatory filings show.

Steve Ballmer, CEO of Microsoft Corp. (R) and Bill Gates, Chairman of Microsoft during the official press event, launching Microsoft's Windows Vista, at the Nokia Theater in New York City.