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Bob Parsons

7.1%

Bob Parsons has given an estimated 7.1% of total wealth: $0.35B in lifetime giving against a $4.6B net worth.

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7.1%

Net worth

$4.6B

Stated lifetime giving

$0.35B

Forbes 400

#375 · Web hosting · Scottsdale, Arizona

Status

Calculated estimate

Sources

Forbes 400 profile · Sept. 2026

The math

$0.35B lifetime giving (given since 2012) ÷ ($0.35B + $4.6B net worth) ≈ 7.1%. Forbes philanthropy score 3 of 5 (5–10% of net worth given), which agrees.

Profile

Age

75

Residence

Scottsdale, Arizona

Industry

Technology

Source of wealth

Web hosting

Self-made

Yes

One-year change

$4.1B (#362) in Sept. 2025 to $4.6B (#375) in Sept. 2026, a gain of 12%.

What the range means in dollars

Forbes gives Bob Parsons a philanthropy score of 3 out of 5, meaning lifetime giving equals 5% to 10% of current net worth. On a $4.6B fortune, that implies lifetime giving of roughly between $230M and $460M. 38 of the 400 share this score, 315 score lower and 30 score higher.

For scale: 5% to 10% of a $50,000 household income would be $2,500 to $5,000.

Giving on record

Parsons and his wife have given away some $350 million to charities since 2012.

From the Forbes profile (Sept. 2026).

Others in Technology

• Elon Musk: Under 1% · $908B
• Jeff Bezos: 1–5% · $378B
• Larry Page: Under 1% · $278B
• Michael Dell: 1–5% · $263B
• Sergey Brin: 1–5% · $256B
• Mark Zuckerberg: 1–5% · $212B

Others in Arizona

• Ernest Garcia, II.: Under 1% · $24.3B
• George Kurtz: Under 1% · $12.3B
• Ernest Garcia III: Under 1% · $11.4B
• Mark Shoen: Under 1% · $5.1B
• Arturo Moreno: 1–5% · $5.0B
• E. Joe Shoen: Under 1% · $4.4B

Questions

How much has Bob Parsons given to charity?

Forbes scores Bob Parsons 3 of 5 for philanthropy, meaning lifetime giving of 5% to 10% of net worth, roughly between $230M and $460M on a $4.6B fortune. GiveRate calculates 7.1% of total wealth from stated lifetime giving of $0.35B.

What is Bob Parsons' net worth?

Forbes estimates $4.6B as of September 2026, ranking #375 on the Forbes 400.

What is Bob Parsons' GiveRate?

7.1%. GiveRate is lifetime giving as a share of wealth, built from published Forbes figures. See giverate.org/methods/ for the method.

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