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How much did billionaires really give to charity in 2018?

The Billionaire Philanthropists in 2018
Alice Walton – 0.27%
Mark Zuckerberg – 0.35%
Steve Ballmer – 0.70%
Françoise Bettencourt Meyers – 1%
Jeff Bezos – 1.25%
Leonard Blavatnik – 1.6%
Larry Page – 2.8%
Stephen Schwarzman – 2.82%
Denise Coates – 2.9%
Phil Knight – 2.96%
Pierre Omidyar – 3.4%
Warren Buffett – 3.85%
Sergey Brin – 4.2%
Bill Gates – 4.9%
Ma Huateng – 6.1%
John and Laura Arnold –  6.19%
Edward Bass – 6.67%
Michael Dell – 7.25%
Michael Bloomberg – 11.58%
Jay Alix – 16.66%
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The Billionaire Philanthropists in 2018

Being a billionaire doesn't mean spending all your money on super-yachts, designer clothes, and overpriced bottles of champagne. The incredibly wealthy like to give to good causes, and many possess a keen social conscience. But are they as charitable as we might think? We take a closer look at how much money the world's richest people donated in 2018 as a percentage of their entire net wealth.
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lovemoney staff

29 March 2019

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