In the last 18 years, one person has donated more money than the economy of many countries. In this corporate era of earning money (Corporate) where there is extreme competition, this person has donated 5 lakh crores of his hard earned money to help the poor and needy. He has also given more money to other foundations than his family.
We are talking about American billionaire and founder of Berkshire Hathaway, Warren Buffett. Buffett has set a donation record. Last Monday (Monday) alone, they have donated around 10 thousand crores (10 thousand crores). Along with this, he has also updated his will, in which it has been explained how and in how many parts the property of 150 billion dollars ($150 billion) will be divided after his death. .
The most donations to the Gates Foundation
Buffett donated $1.1 billion last Monday to his family charitable foundation (Family Charitable Foundation), which is being run in the name of his three sons, Harvard (Harvard), Peter (Peter) and Suzy Buffett (Suzy Buffett). In his will, Buffett gave away his firm Berkshire shares, which account for 99.5 percent of his net worth. Buffett has donated 56.6 percent of Berkshire’s shares so far and has been donating since 2006.
Forbes named the largest donor
94-year-old Warren Buffett has been chosen as the world’s greatest philanthropist by Forbes Magazine. According to Forbes, this billionaire has donated nearly 60 billion dollars (more than 5 lakh crore rupees) in his lifetime. Of this, 43 billion dollars (Rs. 3.6 lakh crore) have been donated only to the Gates Foundation, which is run by Microsoft founder Bill Gates and his wife Melinda Gates. goes
How much money does Buffett have?
Forbes has valued Buffett’s wealth at around $150 billion (Rs 12.6 lakh crore). He is the 6th richest person in the world. The surprising thing is that Buffett’s wealth is less than 50 percent of the world’s richest person Elon Musk’s total assets of 330 billion dollars. While issuing his will, he said, ‘Before you close your eyes, you should make sure that your children, who are now grown up, are educated. Lest questions arise in your absence.’