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王彩荣
Bill Gates founded Microsoft with his friend Paul Allen in 1975. From 1995 to 2007, Bill Gates was listed as the richest person in the world by Forbes for 13 consecutive years and the richest person in the United States by Forbes for 20 consecutive years. In 2000, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation was established. In 2008, Bill Gates announced that he would donate $58 billion of his personal fortune to his charitable foundation. In 2014, he resigned as chairman and became the richest man in the world. On September 29, 2015, with a net worth of $76 billion, it topped Forbes list for the 22nd consecutive year. In March 2020, he stepped down as a director of Microsoft and Berkshire Hathaway. On July 13, 2022, Bill Gates announced through his personal blog that he donated $20 billion to the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation in July and announced his exit from the rich list. On April 4, 2023, Forbes released the "2023 Global Billionaires List", and Bill Gates ranked sixth with a fortune of $104 billion