Jeff Bezos is getting slammed for his donation of $ 690000 to the Australian wildfire recovery, which is less than he makes in 5 minutes – Business Insider, Business Insider

************** Amazonlast week pledged 1 million Australian dollars, or about $ 848, (******************************************************************************************************************, to support victims of the Australian wildfires that have devastated the continent.
• However, Amazon has drawn backlash for the size of the donation, which pales in comparison to the company $ billion market cap .. ************ Amazon CEO Jeff Bezosmakes $ 690, in less than five minutes
  
  Critics ripped Amazon for pledging a donation smaller than that of Facebook and Kylie Jenner, among others.One woman said she raisednearly twice what Amazon pledgedby selling nude photos online.

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In a heartfelt (Instagram post) last week, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos announced that the company would donate 1 million Australian dollars, or about $ (************************************************************************************************************, (**************************************************************************************************************************, to the Australian wildfire recovery effort. That’s roughlyas much money as he makes in five minutes, according to a Business Insider estimate based on Bezos’ net worth last year as reported by Forbes.

Wildfires havedevastated Australiasince late July, killing at least 90 People and burning more than 2, 06 homes. In ablog post

The internet was quick to criticize the size of Amazon’s donation, noting that it represented a tiny fraction of (Amazon’s $) **************************************************************************************************** billion market cap (******************************. Facebook has said it will donate 1. (million Australian dollars) , and celebrities including(Kylie Jennerhave pledged larger donations than Amazon. One woman said she raisednearly double what Amazon pledged

Bezos makes roughly $ (******************************************************************************************************************. 5 billion per year, which (breaks down) to more than $ million a day, or $ (*************************************************************************************************************, ********************************************************************************************** per minute. That figure is an estimate based on how much his net worth grew from year to year last year, and does not reflect Bezos’ exact salary from Amazon. Much of Bezos’ wealth is tied to Amazon stock, which constantly fluctuates in value.

An Amazon representative did not immediately respond to a request for comment.