Steve Ballmer — Net Worth and Career Earnings
Steve Ballmer has an estimated net worth of $120 billion — making him at certain points richer than Bill Gates, whose fortune has been reduced by philanthropy. Employee number 30 at Microsoft and CEO from 2000-2014, he accumulated a massive Microsoft stock stake. He bought the LA Clippers for $2 billion in 2014 — a purchase that has since roughly doubled in value.