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Steve Ballmer
≥4.5%
Steve Ballmer has given an estimated ≥4.5% of total wealth: $7.4B in lifetime giving against a $156B net worth.
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- ≥4.5%
- Net worth
- $156B
- Stated lifetime giving
- $7.4B
- Forbes 400
- #9 · Microsoft · Hunts Point, Washington
- Status
- Calculated lower bound
- Sources
- Forbes 400 profile · Sept. 2026
The math
More than $7.4B lifetime giving (given away) ÷ ($7.4B + $156B net worth) ≈ ≥4.5%. Forbes philanthropy score 2 of 5 (1–5% of net worth given), which agrees.
Profile
- Age
- 70
- Residence
- Hunts Point, Washington
- Industry
- Technology
- Source of wealth
- Microsoft
- Self-made
- Yes
- Role
- Owner, Los Angeles Clippers
- One-year change
- $153B (#7) in Sept. 2025 to $156B (#9) in Sept. 2026, a gain of 2%.
What the range means in dollars
Forbes gives Steve Ballmer a philanthropy score of 2 out of 5, meaning lifetime giving equals 1% to 5% of current net worth. On a $156B fortune, that implies lifetime giving of roughly between $1.6B and $7.8B. 138 of the 400 share this score, 177 score lower and 68 score higher.
For scale: 1% to 5% of a $50,000 household income would be $500 to $2,500.
Giving on record
He has ramped up his philanthropy since 2014; to date the Ballmers have given away more than $7.4 billion.
From the Forbes profile (Sept. 2026).
Others in Technology
- Elon Musk: Under 1% · $908B
- Jeff Bezos: 1–5% · $378B
- Larry Page: Under 1% · $278B
- Michael Dell: 1–5% · $263B
- Sergey Brin: 1–5% · $256B
- Mark Zuckerberg: 1–5% · $212B
Others in Washington
- Bill Gates: ≥35.5% · $116B
- Melinda French Gates: 20%+ · $34.6B
- MacKenzie Scott: 48.6% · $27.9B
- Gabe Newell: Under 1% · $10.2B
- Charles Simonyi: 1–5% · $8.5B
Questions
How much has Steve Ballmer given to charity?
Forbes scores Steve Ballmer 2 of 5 for philanthropy, meaning lifetime giving of 1% to 5% of net worth, roughly between $1.6B and $7.8B on a $156B fortune. GiveRate calculates ≥4.5% of total wealth from stated lifetime giving of $7.4B.
What is Steve Ballmer's net worth?
Forbes estimates $156B as of September 2026, ranking #9 on the Forbes 400.
What is Steve Ballmer's GiveRate?
≥4.5%. GiveRate is lifetime giving as a share of wealth, built from published Forbes figures. See giverate.org/methods/ for the method.
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