Forbes has ranked the biggest philanthropic personalities in the world, based on the amount they donated in 2012.<\/p>\n
According to Forbes, the top 50 biggest givers in the world donated a total of $10 billion – with the top 10 contributing 71%, or $7.121 billion, alone.<\/p>\n
Microsoft founder and chairman – and richest man in the world – Bill Gates along with his wife, Melinda Gates, are the biggest givers in the world, having donated $1.9 billion in 2012 (2.3% of their wealth), with a total lifetime giving of $28 billion.<\/p>\n
The tech pioneer’s foundation – The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation – have taken on the battle to eliminate polio and malaria, while donating to organizations such as the World Health Organization and Medicines for Malaria.<\/p>\n
The second biggest giver, according to Forbes’ findings, is investor Warren Buffett, who donated 3.2% of his wealth in 2012, giving $1.87 billion in the year, including a $1.5 billion payment to the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.<\/p>\n
Buffett has totaled $25 billion in donations in his lifetime.<\/p>\n
Other big givers include Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg (4th) – who donated just over $500 million in 2012, which was directed mainly at the Silicon Valley Community Foundation.<\/p>\n
The biggest giver in proportion to his wealth is Duty Free Ships co-founder, Chuck Feeney, who quietly donated close to 16% of his wealth in 2012 – $313 million – adding to his lifetime donations of $6.3 billion.<\/p>\n
According to Forbes, 40 of the 50 listed philanthropists are also featured on the company’s billionaires list.<\/p>\n
The figures listed are not pledges made, but actual cash delivered to charities in the year.<\/p>\n
#<\/strong><\/td>\n| Name<\/strong><\/td>\n | Total donated | \n<\/strong><\/td>\n 2012 Donations | \n<\/strong><\/td>\n % of wealth | \n<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n 1<\/td>\n | Bill and Melinda Gates<\/td>\n | $28 billion<\/td>\n | $1.9 billion<\/td>\n | 2.6%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | 2<\/td>\n | Warren Buffet<\/td>\n | $25 billion<\/td>\n | $1.87 billion<\/td>\n | 3.2%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | 3<\/td>\n | George Soros<\/td>\n | $10 billion<\/td>\n | $763 million<\/td>\n | 3.8%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | 4<\/td>\n | Mark Zuckerberg<\/td>\n | $549 million<\/td>\n | $519 million<\/td>\n | 2.2%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | 5<\/td>\n | Walton family<\/td>\n | $4.6 billion<\/td>\n | $432 million<\/td>\n | 0.3%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | 6<\/td>\n | Eli and Edythe Broad<\/td>\n | $3.5 billion<\/td>\n | $376 million<\/td>\n | 5.5%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | 7<\/td>\n | Michael Bloomberg<\/td>\n | $2.4 billion<\/td>\n | $370 million<\/td>\n | 1.2%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | 8<\/td>\n | Paul Allen<\/td>\n | $2 billion<\/td>\n | $327.7 million<\/td>\n | 2.1%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | 9<\/td>\n | Chuck Feeney<\/td>\n | $6.3 billion<\/td>\n | $313 million<\/td>\n | 15.65%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | 10<\/td>\n | ordon and Betty Moor<\/td>\n | $2.3 billion<\/td>\n | $250.5 million<\/td>\n | 5.1%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n | The full list can be found on Forbes<\/a>.<\/p>\n Forbes lists Africa\u2019s power players<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Forbes lists 1,226 billionaires around the globe<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Tech\u2019s most powerful personalities<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n |