Green with envy! Bill Gates could become world's 1st TRILLIONAIRE

- The world's wealthiest man was worth $75 billion in 2016
- Charity organization Oxfam calculates that his wealth has grown at a rate of 11 percent
- At that rate, Bill Gates is likely to become the world's first trillion

-dollar man within the next 25 yearsThe cofounder of Microsoft, Bill Gates, was the wealthiest man in the world for the umpteenth time in 2016, with an estimated worth of $75 billion.

 According to some calculations, the rate at which his net worth is growing will likely see him become the world's first trillionaire within the next quarter of a century.

Oxfam, the world's leading charity organization, estimates that Bill Gates' net worth is increasing at a rate of 11 percent every year.

Based on this, it projects his net worth to be over a trillion dollars in 25 years.This projection would hold true even if Gates continues to give away billions through his well-known charity foundation.

Forbes magazine already estimates that Gates net worth jumped by $10 billion to $85 billion dollars in January this year.Gates doesn't just make a lot of money—he gives away a lot of money too.

 Estimates indicate that as of 2013, he had donated up to $28 billion through his foundation to contribute towards fighting global poverty.Bill Gates speaks with the media below after a meeting with Donald Trump.

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