How MUCH Money Bill Gates Will Leave His Kids | E! News
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Bill Gates reveals his three children with ex-wife Melinda French Gates won’t inherit a significant portion of his fortune, explaining that it “wouldn’t be a favor to them.” He explains on the March 29 episode of the Figuring Out with Raj Shamani podcast, “I’m not asking them to run Microsoft. I want to give them a chance to have their own earnings and success.” Full Story:
Bill Gates discloses how much money he'll leave his kids.
The Microsoft co-founder who shares kids Jennifer, Rory and Phoebe with ex-wife Melinda French-Gates
explains why his next of kin will only inherit a small fraction of his massive fortune,
as he reflects on how wealthy families pass down their assets.
He says on the March 29th episode of the Figuring Out with Rajamani podcast,
While that fraction would still represent a significant windfall,
Bill's net worth is estimated at $108 billion as of 2025, according to Forbes,
The 69-year-old then shares his reasoning for that.
But the philanthropist, who co-founded the Gates Foundation with Melinda in 2000,
also noted that transparency has been an essential part of his estate planning.
As for Melinda, who divorced Bill in 2021 after 27 years of marriage,
she previously shared another way she and her ex allowed their kids to blaze their own trails,
allowing them to choose whether or not to use Gates as their last name.
She told Elle in March,