Arkady Volozh
Source of wealth: Search engine
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The scale of their wealth
Health
The price of life
Let's compare Arkady Volozh's fortune with the healthcare spending of a massive country
Arkady Volozh could fund the entire healthcare system of DR Congo, with a population of over 105,800,000 people, for approximately 3.2 years.
But even if we compare their fortune with that of a rich country
On the other end, Arkady Volozh could cover the healthcare spending of Luxembourg, considered the most heavily funded healthcare system in the world, for 1.4 years.
Education
Buying the future
Let's also compare their fortune with education spending, first with a poor country
Arkady Volozh could cover the total cost of Nigeria's education system, the most populous country in Africa with over 243,000,000 inhabitants, for 2.1 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 Arkady Volozh could pay for it entirely for 2.9 years.
Research
The monopoly on progress
Coming full circle, we think it's also interesting to add another gigantic country
Arkady Volozh could fully fund the state research budget of Pakistan, the fifth most populous country in the world with over 260,000,000 inhabitants, for 12.1 years.
And of course, the country that invests the most per capita worldwide
But even if we compare the total wealth of Arkady Volozh 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 0.3 years.
Gold
Everyday luxuries
Arkady Volozh's fortune is equivalent to 49 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.
Arkady Volozh could buy 13,131,834 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 Arkady Volozh will almost certainly have enough money left over to pay for the gas.
Biography
Arkady Volozh cofounded Yandex, a tech company best known for its search engine, which was renamed Nebius Group in 2024.
In 2024 the company sold its Russian assets to local investors in a deal worth $5.4 billion; it still retains its core business in A.I.-centric cloud services and now trades on the Nasdaq.
He cofounded the business with Ilya Segalovich who died of cancer in 2013.
Volozh started working on search in 1989, which led to him establishing Arkadia Company in 1990, a company that developed search software.
His early achievements include the development of electronic search for use in patents, Russian classical literature and the Bible.
Volozh resigned as CEO and executive director of Yandex after the EU sanctioned him personally in June 2022; the sanction was lifted in 2024.
He has resided in Israel since 2014 and is an Israeli citizen.
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