In January 2021, Tesla CEO Elon Musk surpassed Amazon founder Bezos with a net worth of US$190 billion, becoming the world's richest man for the first time. This news immediately became a hot topic, but few people know who is the "world's most philanthropic" today? We can find the real answer from the "Global Philanthropy List" released by the well-known business magazine Forbes.
Ranking tenth on the global charity list is Michael Bloomberg, with cumulative donations reaching US$1.8 billion. Bloomberg is the founder of Bloomberg LP and has donated to more than 850 charities. He once donated US$350 million to Johns Hopkins University to establish Bloomberg Distinguished Professors and Bloomberg Scholarships; James Stowers ranks ninth on the global charity list, with a donation of approximately US$2 billion. Mainly donated to build the Stowers Medical Research Institute in Kansas City.
Ranked eighth is Azim Premji, who has donated a total of US$2.1 billion, mainly for education. When the IT industry is mentioned in India, people will immediately think of him. Premji is the boss of information technology company Wipro and has a personal fortune of more than $15 billion. He once said that "those of us who are fortunate enough to have wealth should make a huge contribution to creating a better world for the majority of people who are much less fortunate than us."
Eli Broad ranked seventh, donating $2.6 billion. He is an American billionaire, philanthropist, and collector. Has donated more than $500 million to stem cell research institutes at Harvard and MIT; ranked sixth is George Caesar, with a donation of approximately $4 billion. As the richest man in Tulsa, Oklahoma, Caesar Billions of dollars have been donated over the past 10 years. It will be used to improve the city's public schools and assist in the construction of several early education centers.
Carlos Slim Helu, Mexico’s richest man, ranks fifth and has donated a total of US$4 billion, focusing on digital education and health. It also donated tens of thousands of bicycles and tens of thousands of pairs of glasses to poor children for free, and provided scholarships to 150,000 college students. Carlos Slim Helu is the big boss of Telecom Mexico. The main businesses of the Calso Group he controls include telecommunications, manufacturing, retail, etc., and he has twice been the richest man in the world.
Gordon Moore, one of the founders of Intel, ranks fourth in the world with a donation of US$6.8 billion. With his keen vision, Moore accurately predicted the success of the PC and proposed "Moore's Law". Moore was also partially involved in the construction of the world's largest astronomical telescope, and more of his donations were used for science and higher education.
The third most charitable person is George Soros, with a cumulative donation of US$8 billion. A few years ago, Soros announced his ultimate retirement and would fully promote philanthropy. His classic saying: "The market is always wrong."; in second place is Warren Buffett, who has donated a total of US$8.3 billion. Berkshire Hathaway, the company he founded, is one of the most profitable companies in the world. The charity auction of "Lunch with Buffett***" started in 2000 and has been in its 20th year. The proceeds from this auction To help the poor and homeless.
The world’s top philanthropist: Bill Gates ranks first on the global charity list, with cumulative donations of more than 28 billion US dollars (equivalent to approximately 181 billion yuan). What is the concept of 180 billion? This is equivalent to 10 times the amount donated by Cao Dewang, China’s top philanthropist.
On his 50th birthday, Gates announced that he would donate tens of billions of dollars in wealth in the future and would not leave it as a legacy to his descendants. His philanthropic activities involve various fields, and he has funded Harvard University's computer science department, library, several experimental high schools, and some local charities in Seattle.