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Bill Gates
Co-founder of Microsoft
Medium confidence
Career VDS
$2.8T
Live $2.8T
Co-founded Microsoft with Paul Allen in 1975. Residual Microsoft ownership is small after decades of sales and gifts. Cascade Investment and foundation holdings are capital allocation vehicles, not separate VDS companies in v1.
Retained stake (live)
$37.3B
Value still held across live credited companies
Externalization (live)
98.7%
Live VDS ÷ live company value
Retention (live)
1.3%
Live stake ÷ live company value
Live companies
| Company | Value | Ownership | Stake | Weight | VDS | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MicrosoftMSFT | $2.9T | 1.3% | $37.3B | 1 | $2.8T | Cap: CompaniesMarketCap / public market snapshot ≈ $2.87T (Jul 2026) Own: Long-standing residual stake estimates after sales/gifts; often cited ≈1.3% of Microsoft As of Jul 14, 2026 |