AMAZON founder Jeff Bezos has pledged to give most of his $124billion net worth away to charity in his lifetime.

The billionaire, 58, has revealed he wants to donate the majority of his wealth to combatting climate change and supporting people.

Jeff Bezos is one of the world's richest people

1

Jeff Bezos is one of the world’s richest peopleCredit: AFP

Bezos said he and partner Lauren Sánchez are “building the capacity to be able to give away this money”.

When asked by CNN whether that meant the majority of his wealth within his lifetime, he confirmed: “Yeah, I do”.

The Amazon owner is the world’s second richest person, with Elon Musk just ahead in the number one stop.

More to follow…

Most read in Tech

This post first appeared on Thesun.co.uk

You May Also Like

How 2 Drag Race Queens Are Revolutionizing the Podcast Scene

RuPaul might have Drag Race, but she’s not the only mogul in…

Twitter is testing a feature that will give users the ability to change the playback speed of videos

Twitter is testing out a feature that will allow users to change…

Doomsday climate warning of 3.5C temperature rise could be AVOIDED thanks to US and China

HUMANITY is “within striking distance” of climate targets that would save our…

The Price for Apple Music, Apple TV+, Apple One Is Going Up

Tech Apple is increasing subscriptions prices by $1-$2 a month starting Monday…