[← All bucket lists](https://significanthobbies.com/bucket-lists) πŸ’Š # Bill Gates Microsoft co-founder who traded personal bucket-list items for philanthropic missions 50% done 2 of 4 completed 50% > β€œDon't die. (His literal answer when asked what's left on his bucket list β€” he was only half joking.)” Whale β€” your gentle companion [Sign in](https://significanthobbies.com/login) to add any of these to your own bucket list. - βœ“ ### Eradicate polio from the planet Contribution Finish what vaccines started and make polio the second human disease ever fully eliminated. - βœ“ ### Visit Antarctica Travel Stand on the most remote and pristine continent on Earth. βœ“ Visited Antarctica as one of his personal travel milestones alongside his philanthropic work. - βœ“ ### Tour the Large Hadron Collider with your kids Achievement Walk the 27-km tunnel where physicists discovered the Higgs boson particle. βœ“ Made the trip with his children to bring abstract physics to life. - βœ“ ### Ensure every child on Earth can access life-saving vaccines Contribution Eliminate the geography-of-birth lottery that determines whether a child survives their first years. Sources - Β· [Benzinga – what Bill Gates has left on his bucket list (Jan 2025)](https://www.benzinga.com/personal-finance/25/01/42992135/billionaire-bill-gates-was-asked-whats-left-on-his-bucket-list-he-reveals-theres-only-one-thing-dont-die) Only items with verified public sources are included. [← Browse all famous lists](https://significanthobbies.com/bucket-lists) > Source: https://significanthobbies.com/bucket-lists/bill-gates