Bill Gates could be the world’s first trillionaire

Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates could be the world’s first trillionaire, according to recent research done by Oxfam International. When Gates left Microsoft in 2006, his net worth was $50 billion. His wealth has been growing by 11% per year since 2009 and by 2016 has risen to $75 billion. The Oxfam research established that if his wealth continued to increase at this rate, he would become a trillionaire by 2042, when he will be 86 years old.

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Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates could be the world’s first trillionaire, according to recent research done by Oxfam International. When Gates left Microsoft in 2006, his net worth was $50 billion. His wealth has been growing by 11% per year since 2009 and by 2016 has risen to $75 billion. The Oxfam research established that if his wealth continued to increase at this rate, he would become a trillionaire by 2042, when he will be 86 years old.

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