Bill Gates, Microsoft Corp co-founder and co-chair of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, smiles after putting on a shirt bearing the slogan: 'Say No to Involuntary Smoking', during a media conference in Beijing on June 11, 2011. The billionaire donated 64 million of the software maker’s shares to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation on June 6, according to Securities and Exchange Commission filings released Monday. It’s the largest gift of Microsoft shares that Mr Gates, 61, has made since 2000. Spokesmen for Mr Gates and Redmond, Washington-based Microsoft didn’t respond to requests for comment. Mr Bezos, 53, whose fortune has surged 30% since Jan 1, briefly leapfrogged Mr Gates last month to become the world’s richest person on an intraday basis.

Source: Bangkok Post August 15, 2017 15:45 UTC