Amazon's Bezos to donate most of fortune to charity

By Agence France-Presse

Nov 16, 2022 12:17 am

WASHINGTON, D.C.: Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has said he would give away most of his $124-billion fortune to charity, but warned that doing so effectively would be hard.

The pledge matches similar commitments by some of the world's richest people, including Bill and Melinda Gates, and Elon Musk.

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos addresses an audience during a keynote session at the Amazon Re:MARS conference in Las Vegas, Nevada on June 6, 2019. AFP FILE PHOTO

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