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10 billionaires who are giving generously to the world

New Delhi: Mark Zuckerberg and his wife, Priscilla Chan, were the most generous American philanthropists in 2013, with a donation of 18 million shares of Facebook stock, valued at more than $970 million, to a

#4 Michael Bloomberg



Amount donated in 2013: $452 million

Net worth: $31 billion

Beneficiary: Arts, education, environment, public health and other causes

Background: Michael Rubens Bloomberg is an American businessman, politician and philanthropist. He served as the 108th Mayor of New York City, holding office for three consecutive terms beginning with his first election in 2001. With a net worth of $31 billion, he is the tenth-richest person in the United States and the thirteenth-wealthiest in the world.

 

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