Bill Gates’ net worth hits $90 billion

The net worth of the world’s richest person Bill Gates hit $90 billion on Friday, fueled by gains in public holdings including Canadian National Railway Company and Ecolab Inc.

Gates’ fortune is now $13.5 billion bigger than that of the world’s second-wealthiest person, Spanish retail mogul Amancio Ortega, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index.

At $90 billion, the Microsoft Corp. co-founder’s net worth is equal to 0.5 per cent of US GDP.