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[definition='4','0']Bill Gates[/definition] is an American entrepreneur, programmer, and philanthropist best known for co-founding Microsoft with Paul Allen in 1975. His role in building Microsoft helped make him one of the wealthiest individuals in the world, with an estimated fortune exceeding $100 billion.
In 2008, Gates stepped away from Microsoft’s day-to-day operations to focus primarily on philanthropy through the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, which he co-founded. Through initiatives such as the The Giving Pledge, he committed to donating the majority of his wealth and had already contributed tens of billions of dollars to charitable causes. Gates has pledged to give away 95% of his fortune during his lifetime, concentrating on global health, education, and poverty reduction.