15 Billionaires Who Are Giving Their Money Away
- 7 年前
Here are 15 billionaire planning to give away most of their money, and how they plan to give.\r
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Many billionaires give some of their money to charity, but some give a lot of their money to charity. Created by Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett and Bill and Melinda Gates, the Giving Pledge invites the wealthiest people in the world to pledge more than half of their wealth to charitable causes either during their lives or in their wills. \r
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15 - Al-Waleed Bin Talal\r
Al-Waleed Bin Talal bin Abdulaziz al Saud is a Saudi business magnate, investor, and philanthropist. He is a member of the Saudi royal family. According to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index is the worlds twentieth richest person with a personal wealth estimated at $30.5 billion.\r
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14 - Ronald Perelman\r
As of January 2016, Perelman is the 36th richest American, and 80th richest person in the world, with an estimated wealth of $12.2 billion. He owns MacAndrews and Forbes Holdings Inc, and is also the chairman of Carnegie Hall.\r
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13 - Larry Ellison\r
You may not know the name Ellison or his company, Oracle Corporation, but his work is well-known in the tech industry. Oracle is the developer of the popular Java programming language that is used throughout the world in many electronics. \r
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No. 12 - Paul Allen\r
Allen is the cofounder of Microsoft, and while his name isnt as recognizable as Bill Gates, hes also known as a huge donator to various philanthropic causes. \r
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11 - Ted Turner\r
We dont need to say it, but well say so anyway; the founder of the first 24-hour cable news channel CNN is a very rich man. Turner has already donated $1 billion in support of the United Nations, creating the United Nations Foundation, which aims to tackle issues such as climate change and “continuing the growth of the worlds population.”\r
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10 - George Lucas\r
The creator of “Star Wars” is an extremely dedicated philanthropist. His organization, Edutopia, aims to improve education for future generations. George Lucas has an estimated net worth of $5.4 billion as of April 2016. Hes publicly pledged to donate a substantial amount of his net worth.\r
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9 - Michael R. Bloomberg\r
The former New York mayor has been supporting various charities for years. Bloomberg is the 6th richest person in the world; his estimated net worth in September 2016 was US$51 billion.\r
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8 - Diane Von Furstenberg & Barry Diller\r
The designer and her husband have also committed to The Giving Pledge. Shes worth $450 million and her husbands net worth is around 2.5 billion. Theyre planning on donating most of their money to the Diller-Von Furstenberg Family Foundation.\r
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7 - Sheryl Sandberg\r
The Facebook COO is worth around 1.5 billion USD. Shes promised to donate half of her net worth to charities that focus on womens issues. She has already given $1 million in Facebook stock to an unnamed charity.\r
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6 - Sara Blakely\r
The founder of Spanx shapewear became the first female billionaire to join The Giving Pledge. In new, Blakely was named in Time magazines Time 100 annual list of the 100 most influential people in the world. As of new, she is listed as the 93rd most powerful woman in the world by Forbes.\r
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No. 5 - George Soros\r
George Soros is a Hungarian-American business magnate,investor, philanthropist, political ivist, and author.He is chairman of Soros Fund Management. Currently ranked 19th on the Forbes Rich list with an estimated fortune of £24.9 billion.\r
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No. 4 - Mark Zuckerberg\r
Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg made billions off of the worlds largest social network, and he was one of the first people to join the Giving Pledge in new.\r
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No. 3 - Azim Premji\r
The chairman of Indian consulting and IT company Wipro works to reform Indias public education system through the Azim Premji Foundation. Hes given away $8 billion so far, according to Wealth-X. \r
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No. 2 - Warren Buffett\r
Buffett is an American business magnate, investor and philanthropist. He is considered by some to be one of the most successful investors in the world. He was ranked the worlds most giving philanthropist by Bloomberg Businessweek in 2007.\r
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No. 1 - Bill Gates\r
Bill Gates and his wife Melinda founded the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation in 2000. They have already given away more money than anyone else on the planet, donating $27 billion. Gates is currently the wealthiest person in the world with an estimated net worth of US$81.7 billion.
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Many billionaires give some of their money to charity, but some give a lot of their money to charity. Created by Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett and Bill and Melinda Gates, the Giving Pledge invites the wealthiest people in the world to pledge more than half of their wealth to charitable causes either during their lives or in their wills. \r
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● Music : Basic Implosion Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)\r
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License\r
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● Legal Information(Sources)\r
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Blinkfarm - \r
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AudioBlocks.com\r
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● List Include -\r
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15 - Al-Waleed Bin Talal\r
Al-Waleed Bin Talal bin Abdulaziz al Saud is a Saudi business magnate, investor, and philanthropist. He is a member of the Saudi royal family. According to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index is the worlds twentieth richest person with a personal wealth estimated at $30.5 billion.\r
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14 - Ronald Perelman\r
As of January 2016, Perelman is the 36th richest American, and 80th richest person in the world, with an estimated wealth of $12.2 billion. He owns MacAndrews and Forbes Holdings Inc, and is also the chairman of Carnegie Hall.\r
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13 - Larry Ellison\r
You may not know the name Ellison or his company, Oracle Corporation, but his work is well-known in the tech industry. Oracle is the developer of the popular Java programming language that is used throughout the world in many electronics. \r
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No. 12 - Paul Allen\r
Allen is the cofounder of Microsoft, and while his name isnt as recognizable as Bill Gates, hes also known as a huge donator to various philanthropic causes. \r
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11 - Ted Turner\r
We dont need to say it, but well say so anyway; the founder of the first 24-hour cable news channel CNN is a very rich man. Turner has already donated $1 billion in support of the United Nations, creating the United Nations Foundation, which aims to tackle issues such as climate change and “continuing the growth of the worlds population.”\r
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10 - George Lucas\r
The creator of “Star Wars” is an extremely dedicated philanthropist. His organization, Edutopia, aims to improve education for future generations. George Lucas has an estimated net worth of $5.4 billion as of April 2016. Hes publicly pledged to donate a substantial amount of his net worth.\r
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9 - Michael R. Bloomberg\r
The former New York mayor has been supporting various charities for years. Bloomberg is the 6th richest person in the world; his estimated net worth in September 2016 was US$51 billion.\r
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8 - Diane Von Furstenberg & Barry Diller\r
The designer and her husband have also committed to The Giving Pledge. Shes worth $450 million and her husbands net worth is around 2.5 billion. Theyre planning on donating most of their money to the Diller-Von Furstenberg Family Foundation.\r
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7 - Sheryl Sandberg\r
The Facebook COO is worth around 1.5 billion USD. Shes promised to donate half of her net worth to charities that focus on womens issues. She has already given $1 million in Facebook stock to an unnamed charity.\r
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6 - Sara Blakely\r
The founder of Spanx shapewear became the first female billionaire to join The Giving Pledge. In new, Blakely was named in Time magazines Time 100 annual list of the 100 most influential people in the world. As of new, she is listed as the 93rd most powerful woman in the world by Forbes.\r
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No. 5 - George Soros\r
George Soros is a Hungarian-American business magnate,investor, philanthropist, political ivist, and author.He is chairman of Soros Fund Management. Currently ranked 19th on the Forbes Rich list with an estimated fortune of £24.9 billion.\r
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No. 4 - Mark Zuckerberg\r
Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg made billions off of the worlds largest social network, and he was one of the first people to join the Giving Pledge in new.\r
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No. 3 - Azim Premji\r
The chairman of Indian consulting and IT company Wipro works to reform Indias public education system through the Azim Premji Foundation. Hes given away $8 billion so far, according to Wealth-X. \r
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No. 2 - Warren Buffett\r
Buffett is an American business magnate, investor and philanthropist. He is considered by some to be one of the most successful investors in the world. He was ranked the worlds most giving philanthropist by Bloomberg Businessweek in 2007.\r
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No. 1 - Bill Gates\r
Bill Gates and his wife Melinda founded the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation in 2000. They have already given away more money than anyone else on the planet, donating $27 billion. Gates is currently the wealthiest person in the world with an estimated net worth of US$81.7 billion.