Wealth-X ranked Saudi businessman Sulaiman bin Abdulaziz Al-Rajhi as the sixth richest philanthropist in the world, according to the total amount of money they have donated during their lifetime.
Wealth-X ranked Saudi businessman Sulaiman bin Abdulaziz Al-Rajhi as the sixth richest philanthropist in the world. <The report stated that Abdulaziz Al-Rajhi donated 5.7 billion dollars, he is the founder of Al-Rajhi Bank and one of the rich people who made themselves and started their journey from scratch. The first place was Bill Gates, founder of “Microsoft”, the world's richest and most donated at the same time, and donated about 27 billion dollars of his wealth throughout his life. <In second place, American investment pioneer Warren Buffett is the third richest man in the world and the second richest donor, and Buffett has donated 21.5 billion dollars of his wealth over his lifetime. George Soros, a Hungarian-born American businessman, came third with $8 billion, focusing his donations on community development, social services, education and health. Indian billionaire Azim Premji, CEO of technology and consulting firm Wipro, came in fourth, donating $8 billion over his lifetime. James Francis Feeney, an Irish-American businessman and retail pioneer, known as the “James Bond of philanthropy” for his heavy spending, came in fifth. He decided to donate his entire fortune in 2013 and has donated $6.3 billion so far, with only $1.5 million left in his fortune today.
James Francis Feeney, an Irish-American businessman and retail pioneer, came in fifth. <Intel co-founder Gordon Moore donated five billion dollars to finish seventh on the list. Carlos Slim, a Mexican billionaire and one of the world's richest people who started from scratch, has donated $3.7 billion over his lifetime.
In eighth place was Carlos Slim, a Mexican billionaire and one of the world's richest people who started from scratch, who has donated $3.7 billion over his lifetime. In ninth place is Eli Broad, the co-founder of real estate company KB Home, who has donated $3.3 billion and directs most of his donations to public health, science and the arts.
In ninth place is Eli Broad, the co-founder of real estate company KB Home, who has donated $3.3 billion over his lifetime. <In tenth place is George Kaiser, CEO of the financial institution BOK, who created the George Kaiser Family Foundation for philanthropy and has donated $3.3 billion over his lifetime.
