Gates, being the world's richest person is as normal as filing taxes for the rest of us. Gates only lost the richest person title after he donated $55 billion of his wealth to the Gates Foundation. Slim, as the Microsoft billionaire would retake the top spot a year later and maintain the position until 2010 to lose the title once again for three years and regain it in 2017. This would be a short lived victory for Mr. Gates, as he maintained that spot until 2008 when he lost the title to the Mexican business tycoon Carlos Slim. This kicked off a period of dominance by Mr.

Gates first made it on Forbes' billionaire list in 1987 and became the world's richest person in 1995.

Bill Gates was the first person in human history to cross $100 billion in total worth, during the peak of the dotcom era as Microsoft's shares boomed during the peak of the bubble. Gates, responsible for setting up one of the world's largest technology companies, Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT), has dominated the global rich list for several years. One such topic is global wealth, and one of the most well known billionaires ever since the growth of the internet is Bill Gates. If you have a smartphone and an internet connection, you can look up vast amounts of information sufficient to form an informed opinion on a variety of topics. For more stocks, head on over to Bill Gates' Most Recent Portfolio: Top 5 Stock Picks. In this piece, we will look at the top fifteen stock picks in Bill Gates' most recent portfolio.

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