Bill Gates Net Worth Surges to $90 Billion as MSFT Stock Soars
MSFT Stock Built Bill Gates Net Worth
There's a very good chance that Google searches for "Bill Gates net worth" are about to spike. The 60-year old founder of Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) has reached a new pinnacle of wealth, helped along by MSFT stock.
Bill Gates is now worth $90.0 billion, meaning that even the second-richest person in the world, Amancio Ortega, is eating his dust.The Spanish mogul amassed $76.5 billion from his retail empire, but he's still $13.5 billion shy of Gates's net worth. (Source: ".