The US Sun AMAZON billionaire Jeff Bezos has been slammed for donating a tiny fraction of his mega-wealth to the Australian bush fire fund.
The uber-rich tech tycoon has pledged $690,000 ($1m Aus) to the relief fund – just 0.0006 per cent of his total wealth of $113 BILLION.
And some have claimed that is the equivalent the average Brit – earning £28,000 ($36K) a year – donating around 16p (20 cents) of his or her annual pay.
He said “our hearts go out to all Australians” in a post on Instagram announcing the donation to the crisis that has left 27 dead and devastated the country’s wildlife.
Bezos then added: “Amazon is donating 1 million AU dollars in needed provisions and services. Find more about it and learn how customers can help as well.”
However, the world’s richest man quickly came under fire on social media as the donation is minuscule compared to his monster wealth.
Charlotte Clymer wrote on Twitter: “I don’t know how much has been raised total for Australia, but let’s go over-the-top and assume $10 billion has been raised worldwide (which is way, way more than the probable figure).
“If Jeff Bezos personally matched this, he would still have $100 billion. Think about that.
“Jeff Bezos has personally made about $690m since Thurs. evening. – he’s essentially donating a holiday weekend to one of the worst environmental crises of our time.
“He is currently worth $110 billion. Color me unimpressed with this.”
Lindsey Wasson added: “This feels like the equivalent of me donating a $5 dollar bill I found in a pair of jeans.”