Rank #4

Bill Gates

$120539.2B

Medina, Washington, United States

Technology

Biography

Bill Gates turned his fortune from software firm Microsoft into a diversified fortune including investments zero-carbon energy.

In May 2021, Bill and Melinda each announced on Twitter they were ending their marriage after 27 years. They still co-chair the charitable Gates Foundation.

Gates, who cofounded Microsoft with Paul Allen (d. 2018) in 1975, has transferred at least $5.7 billion worth of shares in public companies to Melinda.

As of March 2020, when Gates stepped down from the Microsoft board, he owned about 1% of the software and computing company's shares.

He has invested in dozens of companies including Canadian National Railway and AutoNation, and is one of the largest owners of farmland in the U.S.

To date, Gates has donated an estimated $35.8 billion worth of Microsoft stock to the Gates Foundation.

Financial Assets

Arch Capital Group

NASDAQ: ACGL-US

Shares: 34,533,000

Current Price: $42.23

Arcos Dorados Holdings Inc

NYSE: ARCO-US

Shares: 0

Current Price: $6.92

AutoNation Inc.

NYSE: AN-US

Shares: 9,871,000

Current Price: $104.77

Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (Cl A)

NYSE: BRK.A-US

Shares: 4,350

Current Price: $403971.00

Canadian National Railway Co.

NYSE: CNI-US

Shares: 77,787,000

Current Price: $108.27

Coca-Cola FEMSA S.A.B de C.V.

NYSE: KOF-US

Shares: 0

Current Price: $55.72

Deere & Co

NYSE: DE-US

Shares: 26,446,000

Current Price: $317.57

Ecolab

NYSE: ECL-US

Shares: 30,685,000

Current Price: $145.12

Exicure

NASDAQ: XCUR-US

Shares: 6,330,000

Current Price: $0.12

Fomento de Construcciones y Contrata

MADRID: FCC-ES

Shares: 10,707,368

Current Price: $10.85

Fomento Economico Mex-SP ADR

NYSE: FMX-US

Shares: 0

Current Price: $68.50

Ginkgo Bioworks Holdings

NYSE: DNA-US

Shares: 135,916,000

Current Price: $2.32

Grupo Televisa S.A.B Unit Class A (TLEVISACPO-MX)

MEXICO: TLEVISACPO-MX

Shares: 0

Current Price: $1.60

Microsoft

NASDAQ: MSFT-US

Shares: 102,992,000

Current Price: $244.97

OCI NV

EURONEXT AMSTERDAM: OCI-NL

Shares: 12,725,000

Current Price: $33.31

Orascom Construction Industries S.A.

EGYPT: OCIC-EG

Shares: 6,524,000

Current Price: $11.59

Otter Tail Corp.

NASDAQ: OTTR-US

Shares: 3,456,000

Current Price: $63.00

Republic Services

NYSE: RSG-US

Shares: 109,812,000

Current Price: $121.76

Signature Aviation Plc

LONDON: SIG-GB

Shares: 142,395,000

Current Price: $4.78

Strategic Hotels & Resorts, Inc.

NYSE: BEE-US

Shares: 13,240,000

Current Price: $0.00

Vroom

NASDAQ: VRM-US

Shares: 0

Current Price: $1.12

Waste Management

NYSE: WM-US

Shares: 16,600,000

Current Price: $142.34