Bill Gates on top of world’s 20 most generous people's list
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates
Washington - Arab Today
The Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates has topped the list of the world’s most generous individuals published by Business Insider news website.
According to a research compiled by Business Insider and Wealth-X, Gates has a net worth of $84.2bn and has so far donated $27bn over the course of his lifetime.
He owns and runs the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation with his wife, which is known for its work on advances in science and technology to improve health in developing countries, while aiming to tackle poverty globally.
Mark Zuckerberg comes ninth on the list of the world’s most charitable people, having given away $1.6bn in donations over his lifetime. The entrepreneur has a net worth of £40.7bn and has also joined the Giving Pledge.
Sulaiman bin Abdul Aziz Al Raijhi, the co-founder of one of the largest Islamic banks, has donated $5.7bn.
Source: MENA
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