Chen Hua & family
Source of wealth: Real estate
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The scale of their wealth
Health
The price of life
Let's compare Chen Hua & family's fortune with the healthcare spending of a massive country
Chen Hua & 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, Chen Hua & 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
Chen Hua & 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 Chen Hua & 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
Chen Hua & 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 4.7 years.
And of course, the country that invests the most per capita worldwide
But even if we compare the total wealth of Chen Hua & 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
Chen Hua & family's fortune is equivalent to 19 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.
Chen Hua & family could buy 5,052,622 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 Chen Hua & family will almost certainly have enough money left over to pay for the gas.
Biography
Chen Hua chairs Kingkey Group, a Shenzhen-based conglomerate with interests in industries such as agriculture, finance and real estate.
One of Kingkey's best-known projects is KK100, a 100-storey skyscraper in Shenzhen towering 442 meters high.
Before founding Kingkey in 1994, Chen Hua worked as a construction worker in the southern province of Hainan together with brother Chen Hui.
His son Jiarong is a director of Kingkey's agriculture arm; younger son Jiajun is an executive director of the group's Hong Kong-listed arm Kingkey Financial International.
The family also owns stakes in smartphone maker Coolpad and photo editing app developer Meitu, both listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.
Financial Assets
Monthly wealth history
Fortune comparison
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