The following photo of Gates and Bezos was taken on May 31, 2001. At the time this photo was taken, the dotcom bubble had already burst. Jeff was worth around $10 billion and Bill was worth around $50 billion. About a year before this photo was taken, Jeff was worth $30 billion and Bill was worth $100 billion. Bill’s $100 billion net worth is the richest any human has been since the Rockefeller times. Now obviously it’s always possible (likely) that Bill’s net worth increases or decreases over time. But you might be surprised to learn that the stock price of Microsoft actually has very little to do with Bill’s net worth. As of this writing, Bill only owns 2.26% of Microsoft, equaling $11.46 billion…or 12.7% of his net worth. So there you have it! Do you think Jeff will steal Bill’s crown?
