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Len Blavatnik
≥2.8%
Len Blavatnik has given an estimated ≥2.8% of total wealth: $1B in lifetime giving against a $35.2B net worth.
- GiveRate
- ≥2.8%
- Net worth
- $35.2B
- Stated lifetime giving
- $1B
- Forbes 400
- #29 · Music, chemicals · London
- Status
- Calculated lower bound
- Sources
- Forbes 400 profile · Sept. 2026
The math
More than $1B lifetime giving (given or pledged) ÷ ($1B + $35.2B net worth) ≈ ≥2.8%. Forbes philanthropy score 2 of 5 (1–5% of net worth given), which agrees.
Profile
- Age
- 69
- Residence
- London
- Industry
- Diversified
- Source of wealth
- Music, chemicals
- Self-made
- Yes
- One-year change
- $31.0B (#31) in Sept. 2025 to $35.2B (#29) in Sept. 2026, a gain of 14%.
What the range means in dollars
Forbes gives Len Blavatnik a philanthropy score of 2 out of 5, meaning lifetime giving equals 1% to 5% of current net worth. On a $35.2B fortune, that implies lifetime giving of roughly between $352M and $1.8B. 138 of the 400 share this score, 177 score lower and 68 score higher.
For scale: 1% to 5% of a $50,000 household income would be $500 to $2,500.
Giving on record
Blavatnik says he has given or pledged over $1 billion to philanthropy, mostly to universities, including Oxford, Stanford, Harvard and Yale.
From the Forbes profile (Sept. 2026).
Others in Diversified
- Julia Koch & family: 1–5% · $84.6B
- Charles Koch & family: 1–5% · $76.9B
- Elaine Marshall & family: Under 1% · $32.2B
- Edythe Broad & family: ≥36.4% · $7.0B
- Phil Ruffin: Under 1% · $5.3B
- James Duff: Under 1% · $4.5B
Questions
How much has Len Blavatnik given to charity?
Forbes scores Len Blavatnik 2 of 5 for philanthropy, meaning lifetime giving of 1% to 5% of net worth, roughly between $352M and $1.8B on a $35.2B fortune. GiveRate calculates ≥2.8% of total wealth from stated lifetime giving of $1B.
What is Len Blavatnik's net worth?
Forbes estimates $35.2B as of September 2026, ranking #29 on the Forbes 400.
What is Len Blavatnik's GiveRate?
≥2.8%. 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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