Tesla CEO Elon Musk donated about $5.7 billion (about 36.1 billion yuan, 5 million shares of company stock) to a charity last November to help solve the worldwide hunger problem, DH News reported on February 17.
According to SEC documents, the shares were donated within ten days from Nov. 19 to 29 last year. Last October, the world's richest man tweeted that if the U.N. World Food Programme could accurately describe how to tackle world hunger, he would sell $6 billion in Tesla stock to donate to charity.
At the time, a CNN article claimed that Musk's 2% worth could help solve the world's hunger problem, and Musk echoed the point in the article. SEC documents have not disclosed which organization the funds were donated to.
In November, the World Food Programme responded that it had not received any donations from Musk and that it was unknown which charity Musk had donated to.
Millions of people around the world are suffering from hunger, and WFP executive director David Beasley said whether WFP received a donation from Musk remains to be confirmed, but he's very happy that Musk has contributed to it. This is an amazing, great first step.
David Beasley tweeted last October that it was time for the world's elites to "stand up" and help solve the global food problem, with a clear call for Musk and Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos to get involved. Beasley noted that $6 billion could save 42 million people in famine, and that reaching out in time would save them from death.
Beasley also replied to one of Musk's original tweets, clarifying that $6 billion would not end worldwide hunger once and for all, but would alleviate multiple causes of famine, including "geopolitical instability and mass migration, and help save 42 million people on the brink of starvation."
Beasley tweeted to Elon Musk about the U.N.'s $6.6 billion hunger program, which outlines how the U.N. will distribute $6.6 billion worth of food and securities to feed more than 40 million people on the brink of famine in 43 countries.
In December, Musk went on to respond on Twitter that for those curious about what he did, he could only say he would pay "more than $11 billion in taxes" in 2021. Obviously, large donations can help offset huge taxes.