In 2019, an estimated 17.28 million people donated to the Poppy day appeal in Great Britain. That is an increase of over 1.2 million people from 2018, allowing the Poppy day appeal to replace cancer as most common charitable cause.
Leading charitable purposes ranked by number of people donating in Great Britain from 2018 to 2019 (in 1,000s)
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Kantar. (June 9, 2020). Leading charitable purposes ranked by number of people donating in Great Britain from 2018 to 2019 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 10, 2024, from https://internal.statista.com/statistics/437202/leading-charities-in-the-uk-by-number-of-people-donating/
Kantar. "Leading charitable purposes ranked by number of people donating in Great Britain from 2018 to 2019 (in 1,000s)." Chart. June 9, 2020. Statista. Accessed June 10, 2024. https://internal.statista.com/statistics/437202/leading-charities-in-the-uk-by-number-of-people-donating/
Kantar. (2020). Leading charitable purposes ranked by number of people donating in Great Britain from 2018 to 2019 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 10, 2024. https://internal.statista.com/statistics/437202/leading-charities-in-the-uk-by-number-of-people-donating/
Kantar. "Leading Charitable Purposes Ranked by Number of People Donating in Great Britain from 2018 to 2019 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 9 Jun 2020, https://internal.statista.com/statistics/437202/leading-charities-in-the-uk-by-number-of-people-donating/
Kantar, Leading charitable purposes ranked by number of people donating in Great Britain from 2018 to 2019 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://internal.statista.com/statistics/437202/leading-charities-in-the-uk-by-number-of-people-donating/ (last visited June 10, 2024)
Leading charitable purposes ranked by number of people donating in Great Britain from 2018 to 2019 (in 1,000s) [Graph], Kantar, June 9, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://internal.statista.com/statistics/437202/leading-charities-in-the-uk-by-number-of-people-donating/