Bob Ell
Source of wealth: Real estate
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The scale of their wealth
Health
The price of life
Let's compare Bob Ell's fortune with the healthcare spending of a massive country
Bob Ell could fund the entire healthcare system of DR Congo, with a population of over 105,800,000 people, for approximately 1.0 years.
But even if we compare their fortune with that of a rich country
On the other end, Bob Ell 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
Bob Ell could cover the total cost of Nigeria's education system, the most populous country in Africa with over 243,000,000 inhabitants, for 0.7 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 Bob Ell could pay for it entirely for 0.9 years.
Research
The monopoly on progress
Coming full circle, we think it's also interesting to add another gigantic country
Bob Ell could fully fund the state research budget of Pakistan, the fifth most populous country in the world with over 260,000,000 inhabitants, for 3.9 years.
And of course, the country that invests the most per capita worldwide
But even if we compare the total wealth of Bob Ell 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
Bob Ell's fortune is equivalent to 16 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.
Bob Ell could buy 4,243,831 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 Bob Ell will almost certainly have enough money left over to pay for the gas.
Biography
Bob Ell is the founder and executive chairman of Leda Holdings, which owns three shopping malls in Queensland and a fourth in Canberra.
He also has large-scale residential land developments in Queensland and New South Wales.
He started out in Sydney commercial and industrial real estate in the 1970s.
Ell briefly listed Leda Holdings before taking it private in 1990. He has developed more than $3 billion worth of property projects.
Financial Assets
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Monthly wealth history
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