Amazon billionaire founder Jeff Bezos expressed his intention to donate the bulk of his wealth to charity, during an interview with CNN that was shown on Monday.
When asked if he plans to donate most of his wealth while he’s alive, Bezos replied, “Yes.”
This is the first time the 58-year-old businessman has publicly made such a statement. In his speech, Bezos did not refer to “The Giving Pledge”, which is an initiative launched by Americans Warren Buffett and Bill Gates in 2010, and aims to encourage millionaires to donate more than half of their wealth to charity.
Jeff Bezos is currently worth $124 billion, making him the fourth richest person in the world, according to Bloomberg.
0.0036 of the wealth of 400 billionaires is enough to solve the world hunger crisis. Will they be able to satisfy the call of the Executive Director of the World Food Programme?#Elon Musk #Jeff_Bezos #Bill Gates pic.twitter.com/RoDsOWYGWi
– Al Jazeera Mubasher (@ajmubasher) October 28, 2021
Jeff Bezos also owns the “Washington Post” newspaper, the “Blue Origin” space industries company and the “Bezos Earth Fund” dedicated to the planet, which the billionaire launched in 2020, allocating 10 billion dollars to it.
The entrepreneur wants to make sure his donations are used in the best possible way, and during the interview in which he appeared with his life partner, Lauren Sanchez, he said: “We are building the skills” necessary to do this.
Mackenzie Scott, Bezos’ ex-wife, whose fortune is estimated at $24 billion, previously pledged to donate at least half of her fortune to charity, signing “The Giving Pledge” in 2019, shortly after her divorce .
And as of early 2021, Scott has donated $6 billion to various organizations without imposing any conditions on his contribution.
