The Ridiculous Amount Of Money Bill Gates Makes Per Second

May 2024 · 2 minute read

Bill Gates is so wealthy, it's hard to even compare him to a normal person. Given his billions, per Business Insider, when one person with an average net worth spends a buck — as in a single dollar — it's equivalent to Gates spending $1.2 million. Chump change, basically, if you can even process that sort of spending. As he continues to earn more and more money over the years, the outlet ran some numbers and realized that the philanthropist and businessman actually earns about $1,300 per second. Yes, you read that right. Gates earns over a grand per second, given all of his assets and investments. And even if he spent $1 million a day, it would still take him over 400 years to get rid of his wealth. 

This might be why Bill and his wife Melinda are so dead set on giving their fortune away to charity or investing in causes related to medical innovation and other important causes. Per the BBC, the couple is dedicated to giving away 95% of their wealth in their lifetime. And even with their divorce, splitting up the assets, and paying for lawyers to help them do so, they'll still be two of the richest people in the world. The only question really left is: can the Gates family just write us all into their wills, pretty please? 

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