Bill Gates ... William Henry Gates III (born October 28, 1955) is an American businessman and philanthropist. A pioneer of the microcomputer revolution of the 1970s and 1980s, he co …

Bill Gates (born October 28, 1955, Seattle, Washington) is an American computer programmer and entrepreneur who cofounded Microsoft Corporation, the world’s largest personal-computer …

22 hours ago · Gates, a computer enthusiast from a young age, dropped out of Harvard to cofound Microsoft with Paul Allen (d. 2018) in 1975, hoping to capitalize on the spread of …

3 days ago · The billionaire and philanthropist has made a nearly $8 billion payment to the private foundation of his ex-wife, Melinda French Gates, tax filings show.

2 days ago · Bill Gates is optimistic that our lives will continue to improve in the coming decades despite "many challenges and so much polarization," he wrote on Friday.

Feb 12, 2025 · Entrepreneur Bill Gates cofounded the world’s largest software business, Microsoft, in 1975. Read about his age, net worth, children, ex-wife, house, and more.

3 days ago · Bill Gates warns the world is going ‘backwards’ and gives 5-year deadline before we enter a new Dark Age

Nov 18, 2025 · Overview Gates co-founded Microsoft, the world's biggest software maker. The Redmond, Washington-based company had revenue of $245 billion in 2024.

Bill Gates is pledging 99% of his remaining fortune to the Gates Foundation, which will spend it all within 20 years.

Oct 13, 2025 · Read CNN’s Bill Gates Fast Facts for a look at the life of the co-founder of Microsoft.