For a better world

There is a famous saying: 'We rise by lifting others'. The humble feeling of giving back to the community is really awesome. Especially if you have bank balance of billions, even millions; you can easily spend a generous amount on charities. Whether genuinely concerned about making the world a better place or just to be on the headlines-- or, yes, to soften the punches of taxation -- today's tech tycoons are forming trust funds and flooding their favourite charities. Here's a list of top five tech billionaires who gave (or will be giving) away most of their assets:

HONORABLE MENTIONS

ORACLE FOUNDER
LARRY ELLISON

GOOGLE CEO
LARRY PAGE

TESLA, SPACEX & PAY-PAL
CO-FOUNDER
ELON MUSK

Bill Gates

Bill Gates
Co-Founder, Microsoft

Age: 60
Net worth: $79.5 Billion
Pledge: Already donated $34.6Billion+, planning to spend another $ 20Billion 

In the next 15 years, 
we can halve childhood deaths. That's doable.

Mark Zuckerberg

Mark Zuckerberg
Co-Founder, Facebook

Age: 31
Net worth: $44.6 Billion
Pledge: To donate 99% of his Facebook shares. Already donated $1Billion+ 

We will give 99% of our Facebook shares during our lives to join many 
others in improving this world for the next 
generation.

Paul Allen

Paul Allen  
Co-Founder, Microsoft

Age: 62
Net worth: $18.1 Billion
DONATION:  $2Billion+ donations already made

Any crusade requires optimism and the ambition to aim high.

Ajim Premji

Azim Premji
Chairman, Wipro

Age: 70
Net worth: $15.9 Billion
DONATION:  Already donated $8Billion+, another $2Billion pledged.

I am committed to transferring more of my wealth to scale up the endowment of the foundation

Gordon Moore

Gordon Moore
Co-Founder, Intel 

Age: 86
Net worth: $7.1 Billion
donation: Already donated $5Billion+, plans to donated even more in next couple years. 

Happy is the man who can brush aside the offending remarks of another and go on his way