How the world’s mysterious rich people made their fortune

[post_page_title]Bill Gates[/post_page_title]

Nowadays he’s mostly known for his philanthropic endeavors, but Bill Gates is of course the co-founder of Microsoft Corporation, the world’s largest personal-computer software company. He left Harvard during his junior year to form the company, alongside his hometown friend Paul G. Allen, back in 1975.

Bill Gates

By 1987, he was already listed by Forbes as one of the richest people in America. In fact, at $1.25 billion, he was then the world’s youngest self-made billionaire. Today, Gates has an estimated net worth of $102 billion.

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