Jeff and MacKenzie Bezos donated more money to charity last year than anyone else in the world
The couple announced their divorce last month but said they remainThe top 50 donors on The Chronicle of Philanthropy list donated roughly 50% less than last year. Overall donations from the world's 50 top donors dropped from $14.7 billion in 2017 to $7.8 billion in 2018.
Billionaire businessman Michael Bloomberg, who gave $767 million to several causes, donated the second most money to charity last year. Pierre and Pam Omidyar gave the third most with $392 million in donations, and Blackstone CEO Stephen Schwarzman gave $390 million in donations.Bill and Melinda Gates, who topped the list in 2017 with $4.8 billion, dropped all the way to No. 12 in 2018. They made $138 million in charitable donations.
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