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Daughter Jennifer Gates’s Big Announcement Changed Bill Gates’s Outlook Towards $103,000,000,000 Fortune in 2022: “Have a Chance To Survive”

Published 03/21/2023, 11:20 AM EDT

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It was as recently as a week ago when Bill Gates’s daughter Jennifer Gates took to her Instagram to share an unseen image of her first child. Jennifer Gates, an equestrian, is married to another fellow professional equestrian from Egypt, Nayel Nassar. But when Jennifer Gates made the announcement last year, not only was Bill Gates ecstatic, it gave him a new way to look at life. After introspecting a lot, he made this announcement in wake of his new role as a grandfather.

Back in 2022, Bill Gates made a big announcement that put a rose feather on his already famous philanthropic activities. However, this time the decision was much more personal. But it was done with the same generosity and kindness with which all his previous philanthropy was done.

He took a life-changing decision after the good news

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In his annual year-end letter ‘GatesNotes’, Bill Gates wrote, “Simply typing that phrase, “I’ll become a grandfather next year,” makes me emotional”. Sharing his emotions, he continued, “When I think about the world my grandchild will be born into, I’m more inspired than ever to help everyone’s children and grandchildren have a chance to survive and thrive”.

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This factor drove his decision of donating nearly all of his $103 billion fortune and get rid of his name from the ‘world’s richest persons’ list once and for all. How one connects the other has to do with providing a better, safer, more equal world for grandchildren i.e. the next generation.

Jennifer Gates first announced her pregnancy on social media in November. In December, Gates wrote, “I started looking at the world through a new lens recently… I will be a grandfather next year”.

Bill Gates is adamant about making this world a better place

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Since Jennifer Gates gave birth this year, Bill Gates hasn’t responded on any platform yet. But the occasion is a deeply personal and joyous one for the whole family. Bill Gates, who started the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation in 2000, has been responsible for the bulk of his philanthropic work in various sectors.

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Now, at age 67, Gates is not only donating his wealth but calling out “anyone with a lot of money” to make it their “basic responsibility” to give to the world. However, this doesn’t mean that he will be slowing down in any of his endeavors anytime soon. But instead, he aims to hype up his work to alleviate problems like inequalities, diseases, world hunger, and so on.

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Tanmay Roy

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Tanmay Roy is a US Sports author for EssentiallySports. He has done MBA and B.Tech in Civil Engineering.
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