Bill Gates' net worth plummets $51 billion in one week after a single decision
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Bill Gates' net worth dropped by $51 billion in just a week after he announced plans to accelerate his charitable giving. The Microsoft co-founder intends to donate nearly all of his remaining wealth to the Gates Foundation over the next twenty years. Gates' fortune is now estimated at $123 billion, causing him to fall from 5th to 12th place on Bloomberg's billionaire list.

He noted, "There are too many urgent problems to solve for me to hold onto resources that could be used to help people."

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