Bill Gates is finishing off 2020 as the third-richest person in the world, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. On Nov. 24, he lost the No. 2 spot to Elon Musk, whose net worth surged along ...

Bill Gates quietly transferred $7.88 billion to Melinda French Gates’ foundation years after their divorce.

The donation was made in late 2024 to the Pivotal Philanthropies Foundation, which is run by Melinda.

Bill Gates has donated nearly $8 billion to a charity run by his ex-wife Melinda French Gates, marking one of the largest publicly disclosed philanthropic transfers in recent years. The Microsoft ...