Kill Bill?

By Jun Hao


Bill Gates, an individual that needs no introduction has been dethroned from his no.1 spot as the world's richest man thanks to the current world no.1, Carlos Slim Helú. Gates, one of my idols, whose fortune is estimated at $58 billion was not enough to prevent Slim from taking over his spot with a fortune of a staggering $59 billion. In tribute to Gates, here's a lil' trivia i find worth sharing:


1. Bill Gates earns US$250 every SECOND, that’s about US$20 Million a DAY and US$7.8 Billion a YEAR!


2. If he drops a thousand dollars, he won’t even bother to pick it up because during the 4 seconds he picks it, he would’ve already earned it back.


3. The US national debt is about 5.62 trillion dollars, if Bill Gates were to pay the debt by himself; he will finish it in less then 10 years.


4. He can donate US$15 to everyone on earth but still be left with US$5 Million for his pocket money.


5. Michael Jordan is the highest paid athlete in US. If he doesn’t drink and eat, and keeps up his annual income i.e. US$30 Million, he’ll have to wait for 277 years to become as rich as Bill Gates is now.


6. If Bill Gates was a country, he would be the 37th richest country on earth.


7. If you change all of Bill Gate’s money to US$1 notes , you can make a road from the earth to moon, 14 times back and forth.But you have to make that road non-stop for 1,400 years, and use a total of 713 BOEING 747 planes to transport all the money.


8. Bill Gates is 40 this year. If we assume that he will live for another 35 years, he has to spend US$6.78 Million per day to finish all his money before he goes to heaven.


Last but not the least the best one!!


9. If Microsoft Windows’ users can claim US$1 for every time their computers hang because of Microsoft Windows, Bill Gates will be bankrupt in 3 years.




Congrats Slim. Pls do what u hav to. Philanthropy. U don't need Gates or Buffet to teach u, eh?


To read more about these 2 rich dudes: Bill Gates



To confirm this piece of news: CNN


-Gates, no. 1 or no. 2, u are still idolaku-