# 1,000 wealthiest in The Sunday Times Rich List donated £2.66 billion last year - Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2016/04/17/1000-wealthiest-sunday-times-rich-list-donated-2-66bn-last-year/ - Published: 2016-04-17T23:09:21+01:00 - Author: Howard Lake **The Sunday Times Giving List today reveals that the wealthiest 1,000 people in the UK gave £2.66 billion to charity in the previous year.** Last year saw a record number of total donations to charity of at least £1 million by those on the list: 178 of the 1,000 people in [The Sunday Times Rich List](http://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/elton-and-jk-give-away-37m-to-top-generosity-list-ssd53bgs0), which will be published one week today, gave at least £1 million to charity. ## Top donors Sir Elton John and JK Rowling topped the list of those who had given the most. John gave £26.8 million in the past year, primarily to his Aids foundations in the UK and USA. ## Advertisement [⌊Posthub advert. You create the campaign. We'll handle the postal journey. Get started at post-hub.co.uk.⌉](https://fundraising.co.uk/ads/posthub-20261007-300x250/) The Sunday Times Giving List is sponsored by the [Charities Aid Foundation](http://www.cafonline.org), itself one of Europe’s largest charitable foundations which helped people give £ 478 million to charities last year. John Low, Chief Executive of CAF, said: > “Young people are the future of giving and the celebrities many people look up > to can play a massive role in setting an example and showing how rewarding it > is to give. > “Those on the Rich List who give to good causes provide much so more than just > financial support. When stars from Coldplay and One Direction to Rory McIlroy > and David Beckham give to charity, they send out an important message about the > positive impact we can all have by supporting causes we care about.” * **[Sunday Times Rich List 2017 analysed](https://fundraising.co.uk/2017/05/07/sunday-times-rich-list-2017-analysed/)**( 7 May 2017) * **[Giving by 100 most philanthropic UK rich listers down £200mn in a year](https://fundraising.co.uk/2024/05/17/giving-by-100-most-philanthropic-uk-rich-listers-down-200mn-in-a-year/)**( 17 May 2024) * **[Estates Gazette Rich List 2004 published](https://fundraising.co.uk/2004/10/05/estates-gazette-rich-list-2004-published/)**( 5 October 2004) ![Loading](https://fundraising.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/page-views-count/ajax-loader- 2x.gif)