Businessman Alisher Usmanov is recognized as the most generous benefactor for the entire 20-year history of the British rating of Sunday Times Giving List. The total amount of Usmanov’s donations and its enterprises during this period, according to Sunday Times calculations, exceeded 4.2 billion pounds.
Edition also calculated that as of the end of 2020, the entrepreneur sent to the fight against COVID-19 in Russia, Uzbekistan and Italy, 134.2 million pounds and ranked first in the list of Sunday Times Giving List among the benefactors who are struggling with a pandemic . Last year, Usmanov also headed this rating.
Previously, Forbes magazine called Alisher Usmanov by the leader among Russians in terms of personal donations to the fight against coronavirus in the world. Only in April 2020, a billionaire, together with partners sent 2 billion rubles. For the needs of Russian Opests to combat COVID-2019.