China News Service, November 15th, comprehensive foreign media reports, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos (Jeff Bezos) plans to donate most of his property during his lifetime to fight climate change and promote social and political divisions. human unity.
According to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, Bezos is worth an estimated $124 billion, making him the fourth-richest person in the world.
Data map: Bezos.
According to CNN, this is the first time Bezos has announced that he will give away most of his wealth.
But Bezos and his girlfriend Lauren Sanchez (Lauren Sánchez) did not mention the specific amount of the donation or what it was used for in the interview on November 12.
In 2020, Bezos pledged to donate $10 billion over 10 years to the Bezos Earth Fund.
Bezos has previously been accused of being less philanthropic than billionaires, including his ex-wife MacKenzie Scott.
For example, he did not sign the Giving Pledge.
The Giving Pledge, started by Bill Gates and Warren Buffett, encourages the world's wealthiest people to donate half of their net worth to philanthropy.
The pledge has 230 signatories, including Zuckerberg.
Bezos said that the biggest difficulty at present is how to find a way to maximize the benefits of donations.
He said frankly, "Doing charity is very similar to running Amazon. It is very difficult to do well, and you will do some useless things if you are not careful."