The scale of their wealth
Health
The price of life
Let's compare Bernard Ecclestone & family's fortune with the healthcare spending of a massive country
Bernard Ecclestone & family could fund the entire healthcare system of DR Congo, with a population of over 105,800,000 people, for approximately 1.2 years.
But even if we compare their fortune with that of a rich country
On the other end, Bernard Ecclestone & family could cover the healthcare spending of Luxembourg, considered the most heavily funded healthcare system in the world, for 0.5 years.
Education
Buying the future
Let's also compare their fortune with education spending, first with a poor country
Bernard Ecclestone & family could cover the total cost of Nigeria's education system, the most populous country in Africa with over 243,000,000 inhabitants, for 0.8 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 Bernard Ecclestone & family could pay for it entirely for 1.1 years.
Research
The monopoly on progress
Coming full circle, we think it's also interesting to add another gigantic country
Bernard Ecclestone & family could fully fund the state research budget of Pakistan, the fifth most populous country in the world with over 260,000,000 inhabitants, for 4.4 years.
And of course, the country that invests the most per capita worldwide
But even if we compare the total wealth of Bernard Ecclestone & family 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
Bernard Ecclestone & family's fortune is equivalent to 18 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.
Bernard Ecclestone & family could buy 4,809,304 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 Bernard Ecclestone & family will almost certainly have enough money left over to pay for the gas.
Biography
Bernie Ecclestone took Formula One from a niche racing competition to a global phenomenon over a four-decade career.
The man dubbed "F1 Supremo" by the British tabloids finally gave up the helm in 2017, when Liberty Media bought F1 for $4.4 billion.
Son of a trawler captain, he built one of the U.K.'s largest used car dealerships after World War II then bought the Brabham racing team in 1971.
Ecclestone eventually took control of F1's governance and lorded over the business despite selling most of his stake in the late 1990s.
He pled guilty to fraud after hiding around $530 million in a trust in Singapore; Ecclestone agreed to a settlement of $802 million.
Financial Assets
Monthly wealth history
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