Bill Gates, American business magnate and philanthropist, arrived in Maldives on Sunday.

The media has reported the co-founder of Microsoft checking into Anantara’s Naladhu Private Island Maldives.

A security team had gone to the island before him.

Bill Gates, worth USD 86 billion, has held the No. 1 spot as the world's richest person for four years in a row, and for 18 out of the past 23 years, according to Forbes.

In June 2006, Gates announced that he would be transitioning from full-time work at Microsoft to part-time work, and full-time work at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation – which aims globally, to enhance healthcare and reduce extreme poverty, and in America, to expand educational opportunities and access to information technology.

As of January 2014, most of Gates's assets are held in Cascade Investment LLC, an entity through which he owns stakes in numerous businesses, including Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts.