Last updated 7/1/2026

Bill GatesNet Worth Estimate

Estimated Range$100.0B - $112.0B$100,000,000,000 - $112,000,000,000

Bill Gates is estimated at roughly $100 billion to $112 billion, with a base view around $106 billion.

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Drivers

Wealth Breakdown

8 reviewed sources5 high-quality sources

Wealth composition$104,000,000,0007 sources

Wealth-list anchor1 input · 7 sources · 88/100 confidenceIncluded$104,000,000,000

Not Counted Directly

PhilanthropyContext only · $200,000,000,000External estimateContext only · $107,700,000,000Founder equityContext only · $43,000,000,000

Estimate

Current Assessment

The estimate is anchored to Bloomberg's May 2026 profile, which listed Gates at $104 billion and attributed most of his wealth to Cascade Investment and a remaining Microsoft stake. A Forbes-derived February 2026 figure near $108 billion supports the same range. Foundation assets and grant spending are excluded from personal wealth, and future giving pledges are treated as context rather than current assets.

Key caveats

Cascade Investment's private holdings are not fully public.
The strongest accessible Bloomberg figure was dated May 18, 2026, not July 1, 2026.
Gates' planned future giving will reduce future wealth but is not counted as an immediate personal liability.

Evidence gaps

Direct current SEC filing extraction for Gates-related holdings
Direct Forbes profile access
Precise current value of Cascade private assets

Confidence

Medium confidence

78/100

The estimate is supported by available evidence, with meaningful assumptions and caveats.

Key Evidence Gaps

Direct current SEC 13F/13D or other filing extraction for Gates/Cascade/Gates Foundation Trust holdings.
Direct Forbes profile or other independent current wealth-index page content.
Precise current value and composition of Cascade Investment's private and public holdings.
Current tax, debt, and other liability position.
Direct July 1, 2026 mark-to-market update for Microsoft shares and other major public holdings after Bloomberg's May 18, 2026 timestamp.

Public Caveats

Estimated net worth range: about $100B-$112B, with a base view around $106B.
Primary valuation anchor is Bloomberg's $104B estimate dated May 18, 2026; no exact July 1, 2026 wealth-list value was supplied in the artifacts.
Cascade Investment and other private assets are not fully transparent, so the range should be treated as an estimate rather than a precise mark.
Gates Foundation assets and grant spending are excluded from personal wealth; future giving plans are context, not an immediate current liability.

Range Model

Scenario Spread

Conservative

$90.0B - $105.0B

Base

$100.0B - $112.0B

Aggressive

$105.0B - $125.0B

Uncertainty Drivers

Cascade Investment's private holdings, taxes and asset sales are not fully public.
Gates' Microsoft stake is no longer disclosed through Microsoft proxy filings after he left the board, so current share counts rely on wealth reporting.
Bloomberg's accessible profile was dated May 18, 2026, not exactly July 1, 2026.
Direct Forbes page access and direct filing extraction were unavailable in this run.
Future charitable giving is substantial but timing and market value depend on markets, inflation and Gates' future contributions.

Evidence

Reviewed Signals

Signal	Value	Confidence
Personal real estate and lifestyle assets Secondary reporting mentions homes, aircraft, cars and collectibles.	n/a	45/100
Forbes-derived cross-check Secondary accessible source citing Forbes' February 2026 estimate.	$107,700,000,000	55/100
Future foundation spend-down Gates plans to give away virtually all wealth through the Gates Foundation over 20 years and close it in 2045.	$200,000,000,000	90/100
Transfers to Melinda French Gates and charitable work Bloomberg removed stock transfers and an additional $12.5B charitable-work commitment from its estimate.	$20,500,000,000	80/100
Cascade and diversified investments Cascade Investment manages much of Gates' fortune using proceeds from Microsoft share sales and dividends.	Majority of non-foundation fortune; no exact current component value disclosed on accessible page	78/100
Personal Microsoft stake Reported continuing personal Microsoft holding, separate from Gates Foundation Trust assets.	$43,000,000,000	76/100
Bloomberg personal net-worth anchor Bloomberg's date-stamped estimate of Gates' personal net worth.	$104,000,000,000	88/100
Divorce and charity-work transfer adjustments Bloomberg says it removed post-divorce transfers and a January 2026 additional $12.5B charity-work commitment from its analysis.	$12,500,000,000	78/100
Future philanthropic spend-down Gates’s stated plan to give away virtually all wealth through the foundation by 2045 affects future net worth but is not a present asset or liability line item.	$200,000,000,000	88/100
Gates Foundation Trust assets excluded Q1 2026 13F reportable securities of the charitable trust should not be counted as Gates’s personal wealth.	$31,665,506,000	90/100
AutoNation stake via Cascade SEC-disclosed Cascade/Gates beneficial ownership in AutoNation valued using current market quote.	$1,261,314,913	84/100
Approximate Microsoft stake Bloomberg estimates Gates has about 1% of Microsoft; current market cap implies about $31.1B.	$31,076,919,000	60/100
Republic Services stake via Cascade SEC-disclosed Cascade/Gates beneficial ownership in Republic Services valued using current market quote.	$23,607,324,375	85/100
Bloomberg current net-worth estimate Bloomberg’s third-party current estimate of Gates’s total personal net worth.	$103,000,000,000	88/100
Cascade diversified asset base Bloomberg states that most of Gates’s fortune is derived from Cascade Investment and that Cascade includes public and private assets.	n/a	68/100
Deere stake via Cascade, stale-share-count proxy 2022 SEC-disclosed Cascade Deere share count valued at current market price as a scale check.	$11,034,139,949	55/100

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