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The picture above shows the stock market of Microsoft from 1986 until now.
Bill Gates is consistently ranked among the world's wealthiest people and was the wealthiest overall from 1995 to 2009, excluding 2008, when he was ranked third. During his career at Microsoft, Bill Gates held the positions of CEO and chief software architect with 6.4 percent of the common stock. Later in his career, Bill Gates chased a number of charitable activities, donating large amounts of money to various charitable organizations and scientific research programs through the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, which was established in 2000.
Bill Gates is consistently ranked among the world's wealthiest people and was the wealthiest overall from 1995 to 2009, excluding 2008, when he was ranked third. During his career at Microsoft, Bill Gates held the positions of CEO and chief software architect with 6.4 percent of the common stock. Later in his career, Bill Gates chased a number of charitable activities, donating large amounts of money to various charitable organizations and scientific research programs through the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, which was established in 2000.