Bill Gates reveals how much money his three children will inherit after his death: 'It's less than...'

Bill Gates has revealed the amount of money his three kids will inherit after his death. In a recent podcast, the Microsoft co-founder said his three kids daughters Jennifer, 28, Phoebe, 22 and son Rory, 25, have a great upbringing and education and so his wealth would do no favour to them. “In my case, my kids got a great upbringing and education, but [they will get] less than 1 percent of the total wealth because I decided it wouldn’t be a favor to them," Bill said.

Bill’s current net worth stands at $102.2 billion, according to Forbes' 2025 World's Billionaires List—meaning each of his children could inherit more than $1 billion.

Bill Gates and Melinda French announced their split in May 2021 after 27 years of marriage. Gates is now dating Paula Hurd and Melinda is dating tech entrepreneur Philip Vaughn.

According to Bill, he isn't interested in any of his kids following in the family business. "It’s not a dynasty. I’m not asking them to run Microsoft."

“I wanna give them a chance to have their own earnings and success, be significant and not overshadowed by the incredible luck and good fortune I had," Bill Gates said.

When Gates was asked whether Jennifer, Phoebe or Rory ever expressed their disappointment that they would only get a small amount of his massive fortune, Bill Gates said, "You don't want your kids to ever be confused about your support for them and your love for them."

"So I do think, explaining early on your philosophy that you’re gonna treat them all equally, and that you’re gonna give them incredible opportunities, but that the highest calling for these resources is to go back to the neediest through the foundation, [was important]."

Where will his fortune go? Bill Gates earlier pledged to give the majority of his wealth to address social problems. In 2024, he said he was currently giving away money at a rate of $9 billion a year. “I have more than enough money for my own consumption,” Bill said at the time. “I’m getting myself to go down the list, and I’ll be proud when I fall off altogether.”