- Form
- cash and public stock
- Status
- paid
- Channel
- own foundation
- Recipient
- Gates Foundation
- Date
- lifetime
- As of
- 11 February 2026
What it means: Mostly money given into the Gates Foundation; Forbes' earlier estimate was $47.7B.
Mostly money given into the Gates Foundation; Forbes' earlier estimate was $47.7B.
Key facts
Documented record (USD)
$52.6B
Lifetime giving estimate, as republished from Forbes' 2026 ranking
Scope
Foundation grants paid cumulative
Period
lifetime
As of
2026-02-11
Attribution
Channel: own foundation. Recipient: Gates Foundation.
Original currency
USD as reported
One or more sources on this profile are secondary (marked below) and queued for a better source.
Net worth
Unknown — not yet documented
Giving share
Unknown — not yet documented
No compatible net-worth observation in this preview.
Annual giving
Unknown — not yet documented
No current-year paid total verified.
Private impact
Unknown — not yet documented
Unknown is not zero.
How they give
The math
Every number is footnoted. Where we did the arithmetic, the note shows it.
- Paid vs pledged
- Paid[1]As reported by the cited sources. A pledge is not proof of payment.
- Foundation pass-through vs. reaching charities
- Goes through their own vehicle first[1]Money placed in a foundation, DAF or LLC they control reaches charities later, as grants.
- % of net worth
- Not yet researchedUnknown is not zero.
The gift
Giving timeline
Dated facts present in this record, each tied to a numbered citation.
Notable gifts / records
$52.6B [1]
Lifetime giving estimate, as republished from Forbes' 2026 ranking
Scope: Foundation grants paid cumulative. Period: lifetime. As of: 2026-02-11.
Sources
- [1] S01 FULL LIST: From Warren Buffett to Jeff Bezos, top 10 US philanthropists Punch (Nigeria), republishing Forbes · 2026-02-17 · checked 2026-10-11 “… billion net worth, focused on health and poverty alleviation. 2. Bill and Melinda French Gates – Lifetime Giving: $52.6bn The couple has donated $52.6 billion in their lifetimes, about 28% of their $134 billion net worth, focusing on …” Page states the figure used here ($52.6B). Citation check: passed (HTTP 200, figure found near the name). Source check: secondary. Queued for a better primary or independent source.
- [2] S02 Quiénes son los mayores filántropos de Estados Unidos y cuánto dinero donaron en su vida Infobae, republishing Forbes · 2026-02-11 · checked 2026-10-11 “…recibieron al menos USD 760 millones en tres meses. 2. Bill Gates y Melinda French Gates Bill Gates y Melinda French Gates sumaron USD 52.600 millones en donaciones conjuntas, con fuerte impacto en salud mundial y equidad de género (EFE) Total de donaciones realizadas…” Page states the figure used here ($52.6B). Citation check: passed (HTTP 200, figure found near the name). Source check: secondary. Queued for a better primary or independent source.
Identity and updates
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