Bill Gates

The Bloomberg Billionaires Index shows that the world's 500 richest people combined grew their wealth by $1.2 trillion in the past year.

"Silicon Valley" creators Alec Berg and Mike Judge have broken down the finale's big cameo, teasing TJ Miller's potential reappearance and how they decided on each character's ending.

The criticism came after the Microsoft founder said he would have to "do a little math" related to Warren's billionaire tax proposals which he worried could leave him $100 billion out of pocket.

After Microsoft head Bill Gates refused to endorse Elizabeth Warren, saying he wasn't sure she would sit down with someone wealthy—Warren tweeted that she was willing to sit down with him—and explain just how much money he'd pay under her plan.

The Microsoft founder is on course to replace the Amazon CEO as the top billionaire after recent share price changes.

The French businessman helms the worlds largest luxury goods company.

Bill and Melinda Gates described worldwide Big Data as inherently "sexist," as opposed to objective, with the Microsoft co-founder saying the gender divide is hindering progress on women's rights.

Billionaire Warren Buffett has committed to giving most of his fortune away to charitable causes.

To date, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has donated more than $2 billion towards fighting malaria.

Donald Trump has previously tweeted about the widely debunked theory that vaccines are linked to autism.

Bill Gates claimed that President Donald Trump asked him to explain the difference between HIV and HPV.

"When I first talked to him, it was actually kind of scary how much he knew about my daughter's appearance."

Billionaires Warren Buffett and Bill Gates both derided bitcoin as a very poor investment on several levels, with Gates referring to the cryptocurrency as one of the "crazier" ways to invest one's money.

Gates compared the risk of a pandemic disease outbreak to the challenges of preparing for a massive war.

A new company, EarthNow, expects to deliver satellite imagery and real-time video. Could your house be surveilled?

But can this ancient disease be eliminated?

The Microsoft founder once said bitcoin was "better than currency."

From Jeff Besoz to the Walton family, who are the wealthiest people in the world?

Jeff Bezos is worth $116bn but could become the world's first trillionaire within four years if his fortune continues growing at its current rate.

The Bloomberg Billionaires Index listed Amazon founder Jeff Bezos at No.1.

The president barely made any of the social media platform's year-end lists, including most upvoted posts and top AMAs.

The Microsoft mogul hopes there will be "powerful drugs" for the brain-wasting disease in the next 10 years.

Putin has $200 billion, according to a financier whose company was once the largest portfolio investor in Russia.

An IndyCar veteran gave his opinion on the Spaniard skipping the Monaco Formula One Grand Prix in favor of the Indy 500.

The Microsoft founder warned that such an attack could be more deadly than a nuclear weapon.

Mark Zuckerberg, Bill Gates and Steve Jobs may all have dropped out, but stats show elite colleges open the most doors.

Amazon founder leaps ahead of Warren Buffet and Amancio Ortega on the rich list.

Liverpool ran into financial trouble in 2010.

"I am confident that America will move ahead," Buffett said.

Microsoft's market capitalization topped $500 billion for the first time since 2000.