The 66-year-old wants to part with his assets step by step. Later, he wants to disappear completely from the “Forbes” list of the richest people in the world.
Berlin – Microsoft founder Bill Gates would like to immediately transfer around 20 billion US dollars to his foundation.
“I intend to give practically my entire fortune to the foundation. I will slide down the list of the richest people in the world and eventually disappear altogether,” the 66-year-old wrote on Twitter.
In his blog, Gates explained that the $20 billion would increase the Gates Foundation’s budget to $9 billion a year. He founded the foundation with his ex-wife Melinda. “I don’t consider giving this money as a sacrifice,” Gates wrote. The sum should be transferred later this month.
Bill Gates, who founded what later became the IT giant Microsoft together with Paul Allen in 1975, is considered one of the richest people in the world. According to Forbes magazine, the 65-year-old is said to be worth more than 102 billion US dollars (which currently corresponds to around 100 billion euros). This puts him fifth on the global super-rich list. He led this for many years. dpa
