According to a list prepared by EdelGive Foundation and Hurun Report, Jamsetji Nusserwanji Tata, the founder of Tata Group has emerged as the biggest philanthropist in the world over the last 100 years.
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The first-ever list of Edelgive Hurun India Philanthropist of the Century puts Jamsetji Tata ahead of the likes of Bill and Melinda Gates, Warren Buffet, Henry Hughes and George Soros.
The report pegs the current valuation of India’s pioneer industrialist Jamsetji Tata’s donations at $102.4 billion over the past century. He is followed by Bill and Melinda Gates ($74.6 billion), Warren Buffett ($37.4 billion), George Soros ($34.8 billion) and J D Rockefeller ($26.8 billion).
The highest number of people who made the list are from the United States (39), followed by the United Kingdom (5), China (3), India (2) and Portugal and Switzerland (1 each). Only 13 of the 50 philanthropists who have made the list are alive.
