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☆ Former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer is now just as rich as his former boss Bill Gates. Here's how he spends his billions.
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-06 | by ( Sarah Jackson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Earlier this week, Steve Ballmer's wealth briefly overtook that of his former boss, Bill Gates. Sign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . Steve Ballmer's wealth leapfrogged that of Gates, his former boss and Microsoft's cofounder. This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers.

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☆ Steve Ballmer is now worth $157 billion — more than his former Microsoft boss Bill Gates
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-02 | by ( Theron Mohamed | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Steve Ballmer, who succeeded Gates as Microsoft CEO, is worth about $157 billion. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . Gates, Microsoft's legendary cofounder and perhaps the world's best-known philanthropist, is in seventh place and worth $156.7 billion. He was $17 billion richer than Ballmer a year ago. This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers.

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☆ Making Friends and Dating As Billionaire Steve Ballmer's Son
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-21 | by ( Jane Zhang | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

When I meet people, they usually don't know that my dad is Steve Ballmer. I have some friends for whom it took a really long time — like many months — before they realized the link. There was this guy I used to be friends with who went out of his way to talk to me. My comedy friends are also awesome, and my newest group of friends, my girlfriend's friends, are really cool. Since I'm not a big spender, I don't think anybody eyed me and thought, "I can probably get a ton of money out of him."

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☆ It's comeback season for social media
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-23 | by ( Joi-Marie Mckenzie | Jordan Parker Erb | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. But first: Social media is making a comeback. I'm not alone: Sharing on social media has tapered off, Business Insider reported back in 2023, but consuming content hasn't. Now social media platforms — Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, and others — are clamoring to get users to stay just a little while longer. It's clear social media isn't giving up without a fight — and right now, it seems we're OK with that.

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☆ Steve Ballmer's Son Reflects on Growing up in High Net Worth Family
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-19 | by ( Jane Zhang | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

I mean, I didn't really care about what I was wearing, and my brothers and I were fine with driving our dad's old '98 Lincoln. We didn't really talk about moneyThere were some indications that we were rich. Our family took really nice vacations, but as a kid, there was a disconnect between things and how much they cost. For both my mom and my dad, having a lot of money was a relatively new experience, as was raising children. I don't really see it as dishonest, though, because people are multifaceted and much more complex than the sum of where they grew up.

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☆ What's it like growing up when your dad is Microsoft's CEO? Steve Ballmer's son gave an interview about it.
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-27 | by ( Aaron Mok | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

"I was deeply uncomfortable with all this for the longest time," Pete Ballmer said in the interview released earlier this month. Pete Ballmer said his grandpa gave him a "decent percentage" of Microsoft stock, which he said was worth "hundreds and thousands of dollars" by the time he turned 25. Pete Ballmer said a " moderator" who acts like a financial advisor is now always there whenever he and his dad discuss finances. "I don't want people to see my car and think, 'He's got money,' " Ballmer said. Pete Ballmer didn't immediately respond to Business Insider's request for comment.

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☆ 9 of Steve Ballmer's zaniest moments, from chanting on stage to dancing to Fergie
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-23 | by ( Sawdah Bhaimiya | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Billionaire Steve Ballmer is known for his antics at Microsoft events in the 2000s. The then-Microsoft CEO would often shout, run, and dance on stage at events. Here are nine of his wildest moments including some questionable dance moves at a Fergie show. NEW LOOK Sign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy .

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☆ Steve Ballmer's $120 billion fortune makes him richer than Warren Buffett, Mark Zuckerberg, and Google's cofounders. The former Microsoft CEO can thank AI hype and a contract quirk.
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-25 | by ( Theron Mohamed | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Steve Ballmer is richer than Warren Buffett, Mark Zuckerberg, Larry Page, and Sergey Brin. The former Microsoft CEO is worth $120 billion, thanks to his estimated 4% stake in the company. Page and Brin have added $28 billion and $26 billion to their respective fortunes in 2023, lifting their net worths to $111 billion and $106 billion. Ballmer's fortune has ballooned this year thanks to Microsoft stock climbing to historic highs. The former Microsoft chief trails Larry Ellison ($133 billion) and Bill Gates ($137 billion) by some distance in Bloomberg's wealth index.

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☆ The world's 12 wealthiest people got richer by $36 billion in a day - and have now gained $264 billion in net worth this year
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-28 | by ( Theron Mohamed | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, and their peers have added $264 billion to their fortunes this year. The surge in their companies' stock prices this year has added $46 billion and $42 billion to their respective fortunes. Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, Tesla CEO Elon Musk, and L'Oreal heiress Francoise Bettencourt-Myers have gained around $27 billion, $25 billion and $23 billion each. The billionaire best friends have added $13 billion and $7 billion to their respective fortunes since the start of January. Meanwhile, the $36 billion of wealth they gained on Thursday rivals the the market values of grocery giant Kroger and Taco Bell-owner Yum!

☆ From a horseback-riding model to a secret daughter: Meet the children of Apple cofounder Steve Jobs
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-24 | by ( Grace Kay | Aaron Mok | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +12 min

Steve Jobs left the bulk of his fortune to his wife, Laurene Powell Jobs, when he died in 2011. Later, he had Reed Jobs, Erin Jobs, and Eve Jobs with his wife, Laurene Powell Jobs. Meet Jobs' four children and his widow Laurene Powell Jobs, and see how his legacy helped his loved ones succeed. Erin Siena JobsErin Siena Jobs is the most private of Steve Jobs' children. Vianney Le Caer/Invision/APTwenty-four-year-old Eve Jobs, the youngest of Steve Jobs' children, is a model and an accomplished equestrian.

☆ Steve Jobs' nepo babies: From a model to a secret daughter, here's everything we know about the Apple cofounder's kids
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-19 | by ( Grace Kay | Aaron Mok | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +12 min

Steve Jobs left the bulk of his fortune to his wife, Laurene Powell Jobs, when he died in 2011. Later, he had Reed Jobs, Erin Jobs, and Eve Jobs with his wife, Laurene Powell Jobs. Apple, Laurene Powell Jobs, and Reed Jobs did not reply to requests for comment, nor did representatives for Lisa Brennan-Jobs and Eve Jobs. Since Jobs' death, Powell Jobs has been active in philanthropy and founded Emerson Collective in 2004 as a "social change organization." Erin Siena JobsErin Siena Jobs is the most private of Steve Jobs' children.

☆ Apple's App store has become an ad-infested imitation of its former self, which is not good for iPhone users or developers
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-28 | by ( Michael Gartenberg | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Apple used to carefully curate its App store, helping developers gain visibility and customers find what they needed. These days, it seems to be more about maximizing Apple's revenue than serving customers or helping developers flourish. Thus, the App store was born to give iPhone's beautiful hardware and elegant operating system thousands of apps, created by programmers running their own app businesses. Now, after 15 years of iPhones, I find the App store to be an imitation of its former self. The developer had gone to great lengths to try to show how copycat apps slipped through Apple's app review system.

☆ Here are the 7 richest people in the world who haven’t signed the Giving Pledge—Jeff Bezos is No. 3
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-27 | by ( Tom Huddleston Jr. | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

But Bezos, whose recent announcement followed years of criticism over his relative lack of philanthropic giving, isn't the only billionaire who hasn't signed the pledge. Arnault has not signed the Giving Pledge, nor has he commented on the pledge publicly. Jeff Bezos: $116 billion net worthBezos has donated more than $2.4 billion in his lifetime, according to a Forbes estimate. But the billionaire has skirted questions about the Giving Pledge for years, especially after his ex-wife, Scott, signed it shortly after their 2019 divorce. Sergey Brin: $84.9 billion net worthLike fellow Google co-founder Page, Sergey Brin has not signed the Giving Pledge.

☆ A survey of first-year investment bank analysts could indicate a shift in how future junior bankers are trained up
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-03 | by ( Dan Defrancesco | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Would you like to get inside the mind of Wall Street's junior bankers? Insider's Emmalyse Brownstein got her hands on recruitment firm Odyssey Search Partners' survey of first-year investment banking analysts. Click here to check out 13 of the most interesting data points from a survey of first-year investment banking analysts. 3. Business students don't want to work on Wall Street. Almost 90,000 business students from around the globe were surveyed on the top employers they would most want to work for.

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