Well they have done a bit. The problem, I have though is that in order to donate $1 of rice (based on my earlier maths), you need to answer 5,000 questions correctly. To put this into context, if you take 10 seconds to answer each one, donating $1 of rice would take you 13-14hours, provided you had a very high accuracy.

That's my problem. It makes people think they're doing good. I initially thought I was doing pretty good, having donated a few thousands grains, but when you work it out, that comes down to just pennies. If you've got spare time and you want to do some good, work an extra hour each week and donate that money. If that's $30, you've just donated 1,500,000 grains of rice - the equivalent of spending half a year (without a break) on FreeRice.

As the latest commenter on the original post just said, there have been about 1.7 billion grains of rice donated. That equates out to about $10,000. It's a mighty donation for just over a month of running but when you consider that it took people a shared 54 years to get there, you have to wonder if it's a good cause at all.

By all means play FreeRice - it's fun and educational - just don't con yourself that you're feeding a family of four while you do. If you want to make a difference to somebody, find a proper charity and give them some proper money, even if it's the change in your pocket because just that will make more difference than hours spent on FreeRice.