What could be more inspirational than that?': The first Briton to donate £1.4billion in a year to charity

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What could be more inspirational than that?': The first Briton to donate £1.4billion in a year to charity.

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Sir Chris Hohn has become the first billionaire in Britain to donate more than £1billion within a single year after giving away £1.4billion to charitable causes.The hedge fund manager topped The Sunday Times Giving List 2026 after donating the record-breaking sum through his philanthropic ventures focused on climate change and children's health initiatives.Sir Chris, founder of TCI Fund Management and the Children's Investment Fund Foundation, reclaimed the number one position on the annual rankings.The 59-year-old's donations represent around 16.8 per cent of his estimated £8.556billion fortune.

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TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say His contribution alone accounted for nearly 30 per cent of the entire Giving List total this year, establishing a new benchmark for charitable giving among Britain's wealthiest individuals.According to the rankings, the top 100 philanthropists collectively donated £4.982billion over the past year, marking an increase of £1.251billion compared with the previous...

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