The founder of Microsoft, Bill Gates, said that he plans to give all his wealth to a charitable foundation he founded.
The Guardian writes about it.
"To help increase possible spending, this month I will transfer $20 billion to the fund. Looking to the future, I plan to give almost all of my fortune to the foundation. In the end, I will leave the list of the richest people in the world," said Gates.
Gates added that "his responsibility is to return his resources to society in a way that will have the greatest impact on reducing suffering and improving lives." According to Bloomberg, Gatesʼ fortune is approximately $113 billion.
The founder of Microsoft urged other rich people to follow his example. He added that global crises — such as Covid, the war in Ukraine and global warming — "require us all to do more". Gates also thanked billionaire businessman Warren Buffett for his contribution to the foundation. Buffett recently donated $3.1 billion in shares of his Berkshire Hathaway company to the Gates Foundation.
- In August 2021, Bill Gates and his wife, philanthropist and entrepreneur Melinda Gates, officially divorced. The womanʼs fortune is estimated at $2 billion.