Valve’s top dog, Gabe Newell, is rich from both his time at Valve, and before that Microsoft. But how rich is he?
Well according to Forbes’ most recent list of the 400 richest people in the country, he is number 97 on the list of wealthiest Americans. And who says playing video games doesn’t lead to money?
Ok, How rich is he. Per Forbes, he is worth around $5.5 billion.
Now Gaben, as he known by many gamers, does shares the position with nine other people, including Wal-Mart heiress Ann Walton Kroenke, hedge fund founder David Shaw.