Phoebe Gates Reveals Her Father Bill Gates Has Asperger’s Syndrome

In a recent episode of the podcast ‘Call Her Daddy’ with Alex Cooper, 22-year-old Phoebe Gates confirmed that her billionaire father, Bill Gates, suffers from Asperger’s syndrome. She revealed the Microsoft co-founder’s condition, describing it as both challenging and amusing. “For the person, it’s terrible. For me, it’s heartbreaking because my dad is quite socially awkward,” she explained. The 69-year-old tech magnate has never publicly stated he has the condition, though he has mentioned the possibility of having autism spectrum disorder (ASD). In his 2025 memoir, ‘Source Code,’ Gates wrote, “If I were growing up today, I would likely have been diagnosed with ASD.” During his childhood, the fact that certain brains process information differently wasn’t widely understood. His parents lacked guides or manuals to understand why their son was fixated on specific tasks and could be insensitive and uncoordinated without realizing his impact on others. Despite never being formally diagnosed, Gates knew from a young age that his mind worked differently from his peers. “I always knew I was different in ways that confused people regarding my energy levels and intensity,” he stated in an Axios interview earlier this year.