2022 Hurun Charity list released: Liu Qiangdong became the first charity in China with a donation of 14.9 billion yuan for the first time.
According to CTOnews.com news on November 16, the Hurun Research Institute today released the 2022 Hurun Charity list. Liu Qiangdong donated a total of 14.9 billion yuan in the past year, making it the "best in China" for the first time.
Liu Qiangdong donated more than 62 million shares of JD.com to a third-party foundation and will mainly donate education and environmental protection according to the announcement. According to the closing price on the day of the announcement, it is worth about 14.9 billion yuan.
Wang Xing donated 14.7 billion yuan in the past year, ranking second. Lei Jun donated 14.5 billion yuan in the past year, ranking third. Also in the top 10 were Ding Shizhong family, Hou Changcai, Zeng Yuqun, Chen Tan Qingfen family, Qin Yinglin, Qian Ying and his wife, he Xiangjian family, and Lin Bin. They donated 10.1 billion yuan, 3.4 billion yuan, 1.4 billion yuan, 1.11 billion yuan, 1.05 billion yuan, 1.03 billion yuan and 940 million yuan respectively.
It is worth noting that the number of "100 million philanthropists" in China increased by 10 to 49, an all-time high. The real estate sector still has the largest number of philanthropists on the list, but its share fell to 30 per cent from 36 per cent last year, while the investment sector rose to second place with 12 per cent.
In terms of donation direction, philanthropists on the list this year still have the largest number of donors in the field of education, with 66% of philanthropists on the list contributing to education, an increase of 27% over last year. The number of donations for disaster relief ranks second this year, accounting for 28%. The number of rural revitalization donors accounted for 21%, ranking third.
CTOnews.com learned that this is the 19th year in a row that the Hurun Institute has released the Hurun Charity list. This year's list includes cash and equity donations from April 1, 2021 to August 31, 2022, as well as legally binding pledges.
