Windows 95 launches; it incorporates the web browser Internet Explorer. (1 January)
- Bill Gates fist book is published. “The road Ahead” hits number one on The new York Times bestseller list and stays there for almost two months.
- His fortune pegged at US$12.9 billion, Bill Gates is named by Forbes as the richest man in the world.
- Despite initially understanding the internet’s potential, Bill Gates sends Microsoft executive a memo directing them to focus on developing software for the Internet.