Meet the top 10 World’s Most Generous Billionaires. See the list after the cut
Mark Zuckerberg
Mark Zuckerberg is one of the youngest self-made billionaires in the
world. The Facebook founder signed the Giving Pledge. He promised to
share at least half of his wealth in his lifetime.
He has already donated $1.6 billion. Last year, Zuckerberg and his wife Priscilla disbursed $25 million to help fight Ebola.
Micheal Bloomberg
Michael Bloomberg is the founder and CEO of Bloomberg Media, the former
Mayor of New York City and the founder of the Bloomberg Foundation. His
foundation provided donations to the John Hopkins University, the World
Lung Foundation, the World Health Organization, the Sierra Club
Foundation, and the John Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. He’s
donated in total $3 billion to charities.
Carlos Slim
Carlos Slim is one of the richest self-made billionaires in the world.
He is one of the three richest men in the world. Through the different
foundations he is involved in, he has donated $4 billion to charities so
far.
Gordon Moore
Gordon Moore is the co-founder of Intel. He retired from his corporate
positions in 2006 and is nowadays very involved in philanthropy with his
wife. Together, they run the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation and have
already donated $5 billion to campaigns supporting environmental
conservation, patient care, and science.
Sulaiman bin Abdul Aziz Al Rajhi
Sulaiman bin Abdul Aziz Al Rajhi co-founded Al Rajhi Bank in 1957 with
his three brothers. The bank has grown into one of largest Islamic banks
in the world. The Al Rajhi family is considered to be among Saudi
Arabia’s richest non-royal family. In 2011, Sulaiman bin Abdul Aziz Al
Rajhi announced that he was donating most of his then $7.7 billion
fortune to charity. So far, he has donated $5.7 billion.
Charles Francis
Charles Francis Feeney is often called the “James Bond of philanthropy.”
He made his fortune as a co-founder of the Duty-Free Shoppers Group.
Determined to give away his entire fortune, the philanthropist has
already donated $6.3 billion to charities. His foundations support
education, science, healthcare, and civil rights across several
countries, including the US, Vietnam, and Bermuda.
Azim Premji
Azim Premji is an Indian business tycoon, investor, and philanthropist.
He is the chairman of Wipro Limited, an IT consulting company. He was
the first Indian to sign the Giving Pledge. “I strongly believe that
those of us, who are privileged to have wealth, should contribute
significantly to try and create a better world for the millions who are
far less privileged,” he once said. So far, he donated $8 billion of his
wealth.
George Soros
The Hungarian-born investor, author, and philanthropist is the chairman
of Soros Fund Management. He is nicknamed The Man Who Broke the Bank of
England because he short sold $10 billion worth of British pounds and
made a profit of $1 billion. It was during 1992’s Black Wednesday UK
currency crisis. He has donated $8 billion to charities in the community
development, social services, health, and education sectors.
Warren Buffet
The chairman and CEO Berkshire Hathaway, Warren Buffett is one of the
very wealthy and generous people in the world. To date, he has donated
$21.5 billion. In 2006, he pledged to donate 85% of his wealth to the
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and to other foundations set up by
family members.
Bill Gates
Throughout his lifetime, Bill Gates has made $27 billion worth of
donations. He spends most of his time managing philanthropic projects
under the umbrella of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Gates
co-founded Microsoft, which became the world’s largest software company.
Source: Afrizap