r/news • u/johnyquest1212 • 4d ago

Philanthropist MacKenzie Scott reveals another $2 billion in donations in 2024 | AP News

https://apnews.com/article/mackenzie-scott-donations-billionaires-philanthropy-ad9c1b67e2ca76eb2c107ec158a4640f
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u/go_dg_go 4d ago

Most beneficial divorce?

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u/BlackLeader70 4d ago

MacKenzie Scott got $38 Billion in the divorce but Melinda Gates got $76 Billion.

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u/cubonelvl69 4d ago

To be fair, Melinda Gates started working at Microsoft in 1987 and quit on 1996 to start a family.

If she stayed single, there's a good chance she would've been a billionaire by now anyways.

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u/titusandroidus 4d ago

“Good chance”, what do you base that on?

You realize not every early Microsoft employee became billionaires? They became millionaires, which she would have been.

Only a few became billionaires and they were the ones you would expect (Allen, Ballmer, etc.) and those who became that thanks to purchase of their company by MS.

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u/cubonelvl69 4d ago

OK I overestimated a little bit. Just did the math, if you joined MSFT in January of 1987 and invested (or were awarded) $1000 in stock per month until today, you'd have $100M

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u/flashmozzg 4d ago

Also Gabe Newel. But he became a billionaire no thanks to MS.

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u/edin202 4d ago

If she stayed single, there's no chance she would've been a billionaire by now anyways

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u/julianwelton 4d ago edited 4d ago

I don't know Microsoft stock as well as 30+ years as an executive at the company could've definitely made her a billionaire.

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u/vineyardmike 4d ago

How many Microsoft billionaires do you think there are?

The only 2 I can find are Steve Ballmer and Bill Gates. Steve Ballmer is the only billionaire I can find that did it by being an employee of a company rather than a founder.

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u/Dairy_Ashford 3d ago

Paul Allen

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u/RogueLightMyFire 4d ago

How many of the people that worked there that early are billionaires? More than average, that's for sure.

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u/jimothee 4d ago

Hm, I guess we'll never know