Books recommended by Bill Gates

Bill Gates is co-founder of Microsoft, a company that helped shape personal computing and modern software. After stepping down from operational leadership of the company, he turned his attention to philanthropy through the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, one of the largest charitable organizations in the world, working in areas such as global health, education, and poverty reduction.

Gates is a voracious and consistent reader, known for publicly sharing his reading — especially on his blog, Gates Notes. With 235 catalogued books, his curation spans science, history, economics, public health, and fiction, reflecting broad intellectual curiosity and a genuine interest in understanding complex systems in the world.