This is how Microsoft billionaire Bill Gates spends his money via CNBCMakeIt
Famously, Gates has committed to donating much of his wealth through the Giving Pledge — a movement he created with Warren Buffett in 2010, inviting other billionaires to donate the majority of their money to charity — anda total of $45.5 billion through the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and through other family foundations dating back to 1994.
a breakdown of Gates' fortune, with figures as conservative estimates. It estimates Gates' net worth is at least $109.8 billion as of Friday.Gates has a multimillion-dollar property portfolio, which includes his 66,000-square-foot lakeside home in Medina, Washington, worth an estimated $80 million, according to Wealth-X. The estateAdditionally, Gates owns an equestrian estate in Wellington, Florida, the value of which Wealth-X pegs at $8.5 million.
Gates has a private jet — a Bombardier BD-700 Global Express — valued at $30 million, according to Wealth-X. He also has a collection of sports cars worth an estimated $650,000, including a Porsche 911, a Jaguar XJ6, a Porsche Carrera Cabriolet 964, a 1988 Porsche 959 Coupe and a Ferrari 348.
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