David Wertheim
Source of wealth: Coca-Cola Israel
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The scale of their wealth
Health
The price of life
Let's compare David Wertheim's fortune with the healthcare spending of a massive country
David Wertheim could fund the entire healthcare system of DR Congo, with a population of over 105,800,000 people, for approximately 1.7 years.
But even if we compare their fortune with that of a rich country
On the other end, David Wertheim could cover the healthcare spending of Luxembourg, considered the most heavily funded healthcare system in the world, for 0.8 years.
Education
Buying the future
Let's also compare their fortune with education spending, first with a poor country
David Wertheim could cover the total cost of Nigeria's education system, the most populous country in Africa with over 243,000,000 inhabitants, for 1.1 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 David Wertheim could pay for it entirely for 1.5 years.
Research
The monopoly on progress
Coming full circle, we think it's also interesting to add another gigantic country
David Wertheim could fully fund the state research budget of Pakistan, the fifth most populous country in the world with over 260,000,000 inhabitants, for 6.5 years.
And of course, the country that invests the most per capita worldwide
But even if we compare the total wealth of David Wertheim 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
David Wertheim's fortune is equivalent to 26 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.
David Wertheim could buy 7,022,283 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 David Wertheim will almost certainly have enough money left over to pay for the gas.
Biography
David Wertheim is the son of the late Moshe Wertheim (d. 2016), founder of the Central Bottling Company, Israel's Coca Cola bottler. He owns 63% of the company.
Before he died, Moshe Wertheim gave the bottling business, as well as his shares in Mizrahi Tefahot Bank and Alony Hetz,.to David and his sister Drorit,
In 2018, he purchased his billionaire sister's Alony Hetz shares, sold them because of Israeli anti-monopoly rules, and is controlling shareholder of Mizrahi Tefahot, the country's third-largest bank.
He founded and controls Keshet Media Group, which controls TV channel Keshet 12, CH12 News, and websites Mako.co.il and N12.co.il.
He is the founder and CEO of M. Wertheim (Holdings) Ltd., whose investments include publicly traded Alony Hetz Properties & Investments.
Financial Assets
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