Accomplishments
- In 1986, Bill Gates took Microsoft public with an initial public offering of $21 per share. Gates held 45 percent of the company's 24.7 million shares and became an instant millionaire at age 31.
- He has given over 28 billion dollars to charitable funds all around the world.
- In the United States, it seeks to ensure that all people—especially those with the fewest resources—have access to the opportunities they need to succeed in school and life.
- Becoming the richest man in the world.
- Creating the first computer operating system.
- In 2006, Gates and his wife were awarded the Order of the Aztec Eagle by the Mexican government for their philanthropic work throughout the world in the areas of health and education.
- By the time Bill Gates turned age 28, Microsoft was going global with offices in Great Britain and Japan, and with 30 percent of the world's computers running on its software.
Bill Gates has made a lot of money in his day. He has also donated most of his fortune to the less fortunate. Bill Gates knowing that he was number 1 on the Forbes list once donated money to help fund for cures for diseases and had lost his spot because of it.