The maker of bitcoin passed by the pen name "satoshi Nakamoto". In light of this we don't know who he/she/they are. There are loads of bits of gossip with respect to who could be Satoshi, which are for the most part fascinating to peruse about.

Satoshi does not benefit at all from being the maker of bitcoin. In any case, quite possibly the maker has a fantastically expansive measure of bitcoins which would be justified regardless of a noteworthy sum.