Alex Behring

Source of wealth: Investments

59 years male Finance & Investments 🇧🇷 BR

Net Worth

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The scale of their wealth

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Health

The price of life

Let's compare Alex Behring's fortune with the healthcare spending of a massive country

Alex Behring could fund the entire healthcare system of DR Congo, with a population of over 105,800,000 people, for approximately 2.7 years.

But even if we compare their fortune with that of a rich country

On the other end, Alex Behring could cover the healthcare spending of Luxembourg, considered the most heavily funded healthcare system in the world, for 1.2 years.

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Education

Buying the future

Let's also compare their fortune with education spending, first with a poor country

Alex Behring could cover the total cost of Nigeria's education system, the most populous country in Africa with over 243,000,000 inhabitants, for 1.7 years.

And yes, we can also compare it with a rich country

But they couldn't just cover the cost of a poor country; Luxembourg is considered the country with the highest per capita investment in education in the world, and Alex Behring could pay for it entirely for 2.4 years.

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Research

The monopoly on progress

Coming full circle, we think it's also interesting to add another gigantic country

Alex Behring could fully fund the state research budget of Pakistan, the fifth most populous country in the world with over 260,000,000 inhabitants, for 9.9 years.

And of course, the country that invests the most per capita worldwide

But even if we compare the total wealth of Alex Behring with Israel, the country that invests the most per capita in research in the world, they could cover the total cost of the system for 0.2 years.

While billions of people struggle to access basic healthcare, education, and research, a single individual could fund entire national systems for centuries.

Gold

Everyday luxuries

Alex Behring's fortune is equivalent to 40 tons of gold. It's hard to process, since we don't usually keep a handful of gold bars in our piggy banks.

A standard gold ring usually weighs between 4 and 7 grams. Let's say this one weighs 5 grams. It's usually 18 karats.

Based on today's gold price (excluding the jeweler's commission, shipping, or anything else), that ring would be worth $546.86.

Alex Behring could buy 10,771,413 gold rings. That's a lot of fingers and way too many gifts!!

And if you're struggling to visualize that many rings, it would take 2 trucks to transport them. Although Alex Behring will almost certainly have enough money left over to pay for the gas.

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Biography

Alex Behring is a co-founder and partner in private equity firm 3G Capital, best known for its investments in Anheuser-Busch InBev and Restaurant Brands International, parent of Burger King and Canadian coffee chain Tim Hortons.

Behring's billionaire partners in 3G include fellow Brazilians Jorge Paulo Lemann, Marcel Telles and Carlos Alberto Sicupira.

Behring holds an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School, where he was both a Baker Scholar and a Loeb Scholar, and currently serves on the Board of Dean's Advisors of Harvard Business School.

3G sold its stake in U.S. condiment maker Kraft-Heinz in 2024 after 11 years.

In 2021, 3G acquired 75% of Dutch window shade company Hunter Douglas in a $7 billion transaction, and in 2025 paid almost $10 billion for U.S sneaker brand Skechers.