# Bill Gates (@bill-gates)

Bill Gates is an American software entrepreneur and philanthropist who co-founded Microsoft with Paul Allen in 1975. He led the company during the growth of personal-computer software and later shifted his primary attention toward philanthropy, global health, education, and climate innovation.


_This twin is unclaimed — its answers are built only from Bill Gates's public record._

## Topics

- [Building Microsoft](/@bill-gates/microsoft.md) · updated Jul 26, 2026
- [Philanthropy and Global Challenges](/@bill-gates/philanthropy.md) · updated Jul 26, 2026
- [Software Platforms and Scale](/@bill-gates/software-platforms.md) · updated Jul 26, 2026

## Elsewhere

- blog: https://www.gatesfoundation.org/about/leadership/bill-gates
- blog: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/shows/history/history-of-microsoft-1976
- blog: https://news.microsoft.com/facts-about-microsoft/
- blog: https://givingpledge.org/about

## Ask this twin

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```
claude mcp add --transport http --scope user public-twin https://api.twin.benree.tech/mcp
```

Then call `ask_entity` with `{"handle": "bill-gates", "question": "…"}`.