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Two figures side by side: what each has won, where they met, and how much of their record ChronoCite holds.
Jimmy Wales
vsbusiness · Co-founder of Wikipedia (born 1966) · businessperson
Bill Gates
business · American businessman and philanthropist (born 1955) · entrepreneur
Business comparison
Bill Gates leads 1–0 on 1 scored measure.
Only things won are scored. Grey rows are context.
Business record
- —Net worth$79.2B
- 1 yrYears leadingOverlapping roles counted once25 yrs
- 2Leadership rolesChief executive, chair and board seats1
- 10Prizes and honours15
Profile
- 60Age70
- 7 August 1966Born28 October 1955
- HuntsvilleBirthplaceSeattle
- United States, United KingdomNationalityUnited States
- businessperson, entrepreneur, WikimedianKnown asentrepreneur, programmer, computer scientist
- 34 yrsCareer span52 yrs
Coverage on ChronoCite
How much we have collected so far, not a measure of the figure.
- 93Entries189
- 12Quotes32
- 81Records145
- 0Reported claimsThird-party claims, shown with their rating12
- 2026Newest entry2026
Career counts come from each figure’s Wikipedia honours section and Wikidata claims. A dash means the source is silent; a zero means the source lists none.