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The former Microsoft boss is now ranked 6th among the richest people in the world.
Steve Ballmer hat Bill Gates on the Bloomberg list of the richest people in the world. He is now on Platz 6This makes the former Microsoft boss richer than one of the company’s founders for the first time.
As Bloomberg reports, Ballmer owns 157.2 billion dollarsThis means that his wealth has more than doubled since 2022. At that time, he still owned 77 billion. Bill Gates owns 156.7 billion dollars and is now on Platz 7 of the richest people in the world. On Platz 5 Ballmer is Alphabet co-founder Larry Page (162 billion dollars).
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Ballmer achieved this, among other things, through his share in Microsoft sharesWhen he left Microsoft in 2014, he 333 million shareswhich represents a share of 4 percent The share price rose by 35 percentBloomberg estimates that Ballmer has retained most of the shares. According to Bloomberg, they are now the 9-angry He is also said to have pocketed billions in dividends.
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Bill Gates, on the other hand, has spread his wealth away from Microsoft to many projects and donated large sums of money, including through Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. 2000 Gates was replaced by Ballmer as Microsoft CEO and retired in 2014. He later bought the NBA team Los Angeles Clippers for $2 billion.
2024-07-02 21:50:08
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