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Jeff Skoll
10–20%
Jeff Skoll has given an estimated 10–20% of current net worth ($5.9B), based on Forbes' philanthropy score.
- GiveRate
- 10–20%
- Net worth
- $5.9B
- Stated lifetime giving
- Not stated
- Forbes 400
- #287 · EBay · Lantana, Florida
- Status
- Source-reported range
- Sources
- Forbes 400 profile · Sept. 2026
The math
Forbes philanthropy score 4 of 5: lifetime giving is 10–20% of current net worth. The range is Forbes' own banding; GiveRate shows it as published.
Profile
- Age
- 61
- Residence
- Lantana, Florida
- Industry
- Technology
- Source of wealth
- EBay
- Self-made
- Yes
- One-year change
- $5.4B (#280) in Sept. 2025 to $5.9B (#287) in Sept. 2026, a gain of 9%.
What the range means in dollars
Forbes gives Jeff Skoll a philanthropy score of 4 out of 5, meaning lifetime giving equals 10% to 20% of current net worth. On a $5.9B fortune, that implies lifetime giving of roughly between $590M and $1.2B. 17 of the 400 share this score, 353 score lower and 13 score higher.
For scale: 10% to 20% of a $50,000 household income would be $5,000 to $10,000.
Giving on record
His charitable Skoll Foundation and Skoll Fund have distributed some $1.3 billion globally since launching in 1999.
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 Florida
- Jeff Bezos: 1–5% · $378B
- Larry Ellison: Under 1% · $204B
- Thomas Peterffy: Under 1% · $107B
- Ken Griffin: 4.3% · $60.5B
- David Tepper: 1–5% · $28.5B
- Stephen Ross: 1–5% · $21.5B
Questions
How much has Jeff Skoll given to charity?
Forbes scores Jeff Skoll 4 of 5 for philanthropy, meaning lifetime giving of 10% to 20% of net worth, roughly between $590M and $1.2B on a $5.9B fortune.
What is Jeff Skoll's net worth?
Forbes estimates $5.9B as of September 2026, ranking #287 on the Forbes 400.
What is Jeff Skoll's GiveRate?
10–20%. 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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