The world's richest man, Bill Gates, can do
a heck of a whole lot with his $72 billion
worth.
1. The Richest Man In the World
Gates was in No. 1 position on the Forbes
list from 1995 to 2007 and again in 2009.
On May 16 Bloomberg announced that Bill
Gates was back on top with an estimated
net worth of $72.7 billion.
2. He is One Of the Richest Countries
In the World, Too
If Bill Gates were a country, he would be
the 37th richest country on earth.
3. He Knew He'd Be Filthy Rich
In school he bragged to his teachers that he
would be a millionaire by the time he was
30; he was a billionaire by 31.
4. It's Literally Not Worth His Time
to Pick Up a Dropped $100 Bill From
the Ground
With a worth of $72 billion, a 6% rate of
return would earn Gates roughly $114.16
per second he is alive, making it a poor
investment for Bill Gates to bother picking
up a $100 bill if he dropped it.
5. He's a Big Spender
Bill Gates has donated more than $26
billion dollars to philanthropic causes
through the Bill & Melinda Gates
Foundation. That includes $10 billion for
vaccine research over the next ten years.
6. His First Big Sale
Bill Gates’ first computer program sale was
at 17 for $4,200. He sold a time-tabling
system to his high school. Not too bad for a
start.
7. What It Would Take For Him to
Lose Everything
Bill Gates is 57 this year. If we assume that
he will live for another 33 years, he has to
spend $6 million per day to use up all of
his wealth.
8. He Can Give Everyone On Earth
$10 and Still Be Loaded
If he gave everyone on Earth $10 this
Christmas, he’d still have $2.26 billion left.
9. His Kids Aren't Loaded
Gates is only going to give a minuscule
amount to his kids. “I don’t think that
amount of money would be good for them.
They have to find their own way. They will
be given an unbelievable education and
that will all be paid for. And certainly
anything related to health issues we will
take care of. But in terms of their income,
they will have to pick a job they like and go
to work,” Gates said.
10. Frozen Assets
If Microsoft Windows’ users could claim
$1 for every time their Microsoft Windows
freezes, Bill Gates would be bankrupt in
about three days!


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the last statement is funny, and it's likely to be true