Did Bill Gates own Microsoft?

Did Bill Gates own Microsoft?

Key Takeaways Bill Gates still owns more than 1% of Microsoft’s shares, worth around twenty billion dollars. Gates has a lot of his financial investments held by a family office known as Cascade Investments.

Does Bill Gates own 100% of Microsoft?

Through his Cascade investment firm, Gates also owns stakes in waste management companies Republic Services and Waste Management and car seller AutoNation, among others. Gates is believed to own about $28.6 billion worth of Microsoft stock, a bit over 1% of the company.

Who is Microsoft owned by?

The top shareholders of Microsoft are Satya Nadella, Bradford L. Smith, Jean-Philippe Courtois, Vanguard Group Inc., BlackRock Inc. (BLK), and State Street Corp. Below is a look in more detail at Microsoft’s six biggest shareholders.