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Supposedly he owned 49% when they went public in 1986, down to 24% in 1996, down to 1.3% in 2017, for anyone interested.

https://www.theverge.com/2017/8/15/16148370/bill-gates-micro...

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-microsoft-gates-idUSBREA4...

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Thank you, I misremembered when he started divesting. I thought he maintained his shares until halfway through he Ballmer CEOship.