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{{Infobox person|name= | {{Infobox person|name=William Henry Gates III|nationality=Statesian|birth_date=October 28, 1955|birth_place=Seattle, Washington, [[United States of America|United States]]|image=Bill Gates.png}} | ||
'''Bill Gates''' is a Statesian [[Capitalism|capitalist]], [[billionaire]], and oligarch who founded [[Microsoft Corporation|Microsoft]]. As of April 2022, he has a net worth of $129 billion and is the fourth richest person in the world.<ref>{{Web citation|author=Chase Peterson-Withorn|newspaper=[[Forbes]]|title=Forbes’ 36th Annual World’s Billionaires List: Facts And Figures 2022|date=2022-04-05|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/chasewithorn/2022/04/05/forbes-36th-annual-worlds-billionaires-list-facts-and-figures-2022/?sh=50532a037e30|retrieved=2022-08-30}}</ref> He funds several [[bourgeois media]] outlets, including [[National Broadcasting Company|''NBC'']], [[Le Monde|''Le Monde'']], [[National Public Radio|''NPR'']], ''[[Al-Jazeera]]'', and [[British Broadcasting Corporation|''BBC'']].<ref>{{Web citation|author=[[Alan Macleod]]|newspaper=[[MintPress News]]|title=The Faux Generosity of the Super-Wealthy: Why Bill Gates Is a Menace to Society|date=2019-12-06|url=https://www.mintpressnews.com/faux-generosity-how-bill-gates-bought-his-power-and-influence/263208/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220716020900/https://www.mintpressnews.com/faux-generosity-how-bill-gates-bought-his-power-and-influence/263208/|archive-date=2022-07-16|retrieved=2022-08-30}}</ref> | '''William Henry Gates III''', also known as '''Bill Gates''', is a Statesian [[Capitalism|capitalist]], [[billionaire]], and oligarch who founded [[Microsoft Corporation|Microsoft]]. As of April 2022, he has a net worth of $129 billion and is the fourth richest person in the world.<ref>{{Web citation|author=Chase Peterson-Withorn|newspaper=[[Forbes]]|title=Forbes’ 36th Annual World’s Billionaires List: Facts And Figures 2022|date=2022-04-05|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/chasewithorn/2022/04/05/forbes-36th-annual-worlds-billionaires-list-facts-and-figures-2022/?sh=50532a037e30|retrieved=2022-08-30}}</ref> He funds several [[bourgeois media]] outlets, including [[National Broadcasting Company|''NBC'']], [[Le Monde|''Le Monde'']], [[National Public Radio|''NPR'']], ''[[Al-Jazeera]]'', and [[British Broadcasting Corporation|''BBC'']].<ref>{{Web citation|author=[[Alan Macleod]]|newspaper=[[MintPress News]]|title=The Faux Generosity of the Super-Wealthy: Why Bill Gates Is a Menace to Society|date=2019-12-06|url=https://www.mintpressnews.com/faux-generosity-how-bill-gates-bought-his-power-and-influence/263208/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220716020900/https://www.mintpressnews.com/faux-generosity-how-bill-gates-bought-his-power-and-influence/263208/|archive-date=2022-07-16|retrieved=2022-08-30}}</ref> | ||
Bill Gates commited US$570,000 to [[Kurzgesagt]] in November 2015.<ref>{{Citation|title=Kurzgesagt {{!}} Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation|title-url=https://www.gatesfoundation.org/about/committed-grants/2015/11/opp1139276}}</ref> | Bill Gates commited US$570,000 to [[Kurzgesagt]] in November 2015.<ref>{{Citation|title=Kurzgesagt {{!}} Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation|title-url=https://www.gatesfoundation.org/about/committed-grants/2015/11/opp1139276}}</ref> | ||
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William Henry Gates III, also known as Bill Gates, is a Statesian capitalist, billionaire, and oligarch who founded Microsoft. As of April 2022, he has a net worth of $129 billion and is the fourth richest person in the world.[1] He funds several bourgeois media outlets, including NBC, Le Monde, NPR, Al-Jazeera, and BBC.[2]
Bill Gates commited US$570,000 to Kurzgesagt in November 2015.[3]
References
- ↑ Chase Peterson-Withorn (2022-04-05). "Forbes’ 36th Annual World’s Billionaires List: Facts And Figures 2022" Forbes. Retrieved 2022-08-30.
- ↑ Alan Macleod (2019-12-06). "The Faux Generosity of the Super-Wealthy: Why Bill Gates Is a Menace to Society" MintPress News. Archived from the original on 2022-07-16. Retrieved 2022-08-30.
- ↑ Kurzgesagt | Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.