This statistic depicts the ranking of charitable purposes in Great Britain in 2018, listed by total number of people donating to the cause. In 2018, an estimated 16.5 million people donated to cancer charities. The second most popular charity was the Poppy day appeal.
Leading charitable purposes ranked by number of people donating in Great Britain in 2018
(in 1,000s)
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Kantar Media. (June 12, 2019). Leading charitable purposes ranked by number of people donating in Great Britain in 2018 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 03, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/437202/leading-charities-in-the-uk-by-number-of-people-donating/
Kantar Media. "Leading charitable purposes ranked by number of people donating in Great Britain in 2018 (in 1,000s)." Chart. June 12, 2019. Statista. Accessed August 03, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/437202/leading-charities-in-the-uk-by-number-of-people-donating/
Kantar Media. (2019). Leading charitable purposes ranked by number of people donating in Great Britain in 2018 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 03, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/437202/leading-charities-in-the-uk-by-number-of-people-donating/
Kantar Media. "Leading Charitable Purposes Ranked by Number of People Donating in Great Britain in 2018 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 Jun 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/437202/leading-charities-in-the-uk-by-number-of-people-donating/
Kantar Media, Leading charitable purposes ranked by number of people donating in Great Britain in 2018 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/437202/leading-charities-in-the-uk-by-number-of-people-donating/ (last visited August 03, 2020)
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