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Steve Ballmer Surpasses Bill Gates In Wealth


An anonymous reader quotes a report from Neowin: Former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer, known for his enthusiastic energy and salesmanship, is now richer than Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates. This is the first time Ballmer has surpassed Bill Gates in wealth. According to the Bloomberg Billionaires Inde...

According to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, Steve Ballmer is now the sixth-richest person in the world with a $157.2 billion net worth. Ballmer remains the single largest individual shareholder of Microsoft stock. "[T]he Bloomberg Billionaires Index only considers an individual's current personal wealth," notes the report.

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