Andres Santo Domingo
Source of wealth: Beer
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The scale of their wealth
Health
The price of life
Let's compare Andres Santo Domingo's fortune with the healthcare spending of a massive country
Andres Santo Domingo could fund the entire healthcare system of DR Congo, with a population of over 105,800,000 people, for approximately 0.9 years.
But even if we compare their fortune with that of a rich country
On the other end, Andres Santo Domingo could cover the healthcare spending of Luxembourg, considered the most heavily funded healthcare system in the world, for 0.4 years.
Education
Buying the future
Let's also compare their fortune with education spending, first with a poor country
Andres Santo Domingo could cover the total cost of Nigeria's education system, the most populous country in Africa with over 243,000,000 inhabitants, for 0.6 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 Andres Santo Domingo could pay for it entirely for 0.8 years.
Research
The monopoly on progress
Coming full circle, we think it's also interesting to add another gigantic country
Andres Santo Domingo could fully fund the state research budget of Pakistan, the fifth most populous country in the world with over 260,000,000 inhabitants, for 3.6 years.
And of course, the country that invests the most per capita worldwide
But even if we compare the total wealth of Andres Santo Domingo 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 0.1 years.
Gold
Everyday luxuries
Andres Santo Domingo's fortune is equivalent to 14 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 $549.34.
Andres Santo Domingo could buy 3,841,219 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 1 trucks to transport them. Although Andres Santo Domingo will almost certainly have enough money left over to pay for the gas.
Biography
Andres Santo Domingo inherited a part of his father Julio Mario's multibillion dollar stake in the beer giant SABMiller when he died in 2011.
The bulk of his fortune is now in Anheuser-Busch InBev, following its $100 billion acquisition of SABMiller in 2016.
Santo Domingo is of Colombian heritage but has grown up and lived in the United States for years. He graduated from Brown University in 2000.
He sits on the boards of Conservation International and the New York Public Library.
His brother, Alejandro, is a director at Anheuser-Busch InBev. His mother, Beatriz Davila de Santo Domingo, is also a billionaire.
Financial Assets
Monthly wealth history
Fortune comparison
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