Gabe Newell's $5.5bn net worth puts him in US' top 100 wealthiest

[Teeqoz]

caffeinade said:

Teeqoz said:

Most of that money is likely in Valve stocks. Ie. let's say Valve is worth 10 billion, GabeN owns half of Valve so there's 5 Bn right there.

Valve is a private company though.
If Gabe wanted to, he could take Valve public, and probably increase his net worth by a factor of two or more.

Though he would lose a lot doing so.

Because Valve doesn't release their financial reports, it's tough to say what Valve would be worth, but Forbes apparently put it at 10 Bn. I know I'd buy Valve stock if it went public though...