Christiane Schoeller
Source of wealth: Publishing
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The scale of their wealth
Health
The price of life
Let's compare Christiane Schoeller's fortune with the healthcare spending of a massive country
Christiane Schoeller could fund the entire healthcare system of DR Congo, with a population of over 105,800,000 people, for approximately 2.7 years.
But even if we compare their fortune with that of a rich country
On the other end, Christiane Schoeller could cover the healthcare spending of Luxembourg, considered the most heavily funded healthcare system in the world, for 1.2 years.
Education
Buying the future
Let's also compare their fortune with education spending, first with a poor country
Christiane Schoeller could cover the total cost of Nigeria's education system, the most populous country in Africa with over 243,000,000 inhabitants, for 1.8 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 Christiane Schoeller could pay for it entirely for 2.4 years.
Research
The monopoly on progress
Coming full circle, we think it's also interesting to add another gigantic country
Christiane Schoeller could fully fund the state research budget of Pakistan, the fifth most populous country in the world with over 260,000,000 inhabitants, for 10.2 years.
And of course, the country that invests the most per capita worldwide
But even if we compare the total wealth of Christiane Schoeller 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 0.2 years.
Gold
Everyday luxuries
Christiane Schoeller's fortune is equivalent to 42 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.
Christiane Schoeller could buy 11,128,997 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 Christiane Schoeller will almost certainly have enough money left over to pay for the gas.
Biography
Christiane Schoeller is the only child of Holtzbrinck Publishing Group heir Monika Schoeller, who passed away in 2019. She holds a 50% stake.
Monika and her brothers, Stefan and Dieter von Holtzbrinck, inherited the business, which includes Macmillan Publishers, from their father, Georg.
In 2006, Dieter sold his shares to his siblings, leaving them each with 50% of the company, originally founded as a book club in 1948.
Holtzbrinck's venture investments have included many internet and e-commerce startups, such as Zalando, Groupon, HelloFresh and Rocket Internet.
Christiane and her partner, a former publisher and designer from Stuttgart, keep a low profile.
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