Bill Gates’ children will only inherit !10 million each, out of his $87 billion net worth. Bill and Melinda Gates have been married since 1994, raised three kids, are worth $130.5 billion, and run a namesake philanthropic enterprise boasting a $49.8 billion endowment.
The three children of Bill and Melinda Gates will each inherit less than 1 percent of their parents' $130.5 billion fortune following the divorce, as the couple have pledged to donate at least half of their wealth to charitable causes.
The Microsoft co-founder is estimated to be the fourth richest person in the world, according to Forbes.
"I definitely think leaving kids massive amounts of money is not a favor to them. Warren Buffett was part of an article in Fortune talking about this in 1986 before I met him and it made me think about it and decide he was right," he said at the time.