If you look here:

https://www.bloomberg.com/billionaires/

Bill Gates is only the 5th richest.

…but the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has an endowment total of $75.2 billion.

So, his wealth ($149 billion) + foundation ($75 billion) = $224 billion.

So, my question is…can he spend that foundation money any way he wants instead of spending his personal money? If he wants a jet can he just use the foundation money? If so, then he is still the richest person in the world even though he does not get labeled as such in the news anymore.

  • 🇰 🌀 🇱 🇦 🇳 🇦 🇰 ℹ️@yiffit.netEnglish
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    5 months ago

    Answer is still no. The foundation money isn’t technically his personal money. Which is why it’s not counted as part of his personal wealth. The link to the foundation page you yourself linked to has this information, too… Something something reading comprehension.

    • razoloto999@sh.itjust.worksOP
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      5 months ago

      Which is why it’s not counted as part of his personal wealth

      I know it’s not counted as a part of his personal wealth. You have missed the whole point. Whoosh!