Chen Jianhua

Source of wealth: Chemicals

55 years male Manufacturing 🇨🇳 CN

Net Worth

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The scale of their wealth

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Health

The price of life

Let's compare Chen Jianhua's fortune with the healthcare spending of a massive country

Chen Jianhua could fund the entire healthcare system of DR Congo, with a population of over 105,800,000 people, for approximately 9.3 years.

But even if we compare their fortune with that of a rich country

On the other end, Chen Jianhua could cover the healthcare spending of Luxembourg, considered the most heavily funded healthcare system in the world, for 4.1 years.

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Education

Buying the future

Let's also compare their fortune with education spending, first with a poor country

Chen Jianhua could cover the total cost of Nigeria's education system, the most populous country in Africa with over 243,000,000 inhabitants, for 6.1 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 Chen Jianhua could pay for it entirely for 8.2 years.

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Research

The monopoly on progress

Coming full circle, we think it's also interesting to add another gigantic country

Chen Jianhua could fully fund the state research budget of Pakistan, the fifth most populous country in the world with over 260,000,000 inhabitants, for 34.7 years.

And of course, the country that invests the most per capita worldwide

But even if we compare the total wealth of Chen Jianhua 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 0.8 years.

While billions of people struggle to access basic healthcare, education, and research, a single individual could fund entire national systems for centuries.

Gold

Everyday luxuries

Chen Jianhua's fortune is equivalent to 141 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 Jianhua could buy 37,641,438 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 7 trucks to transport them. Although Chen Jianhua will almost certainly have enough money left over to pay for the gas.

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Biography

Chen Jianhua is the chairman of Hengli Group, one of China's largest petrochemical businesses that also has interests in tourism and property development.

Chen's wife Fan Hongwei, also a billionaire, is the chairman of the group's listed arm Hengli Petrochemical.

Born into an impoverished family, Chen quit school at the age of 13.

He later made his fortune trading textiles and acquired a state-owned chemical fiber factory before expanding into petrochemicals.

The couple's son, Chen Hanlun, is Hengli Group's vice president. Their daughter, Chen Yiting, once led its tourism arm.