Dick Portillo
Source of wealth: Real estate, restaurants
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The scale of their wealth
Health
The price of life
Let's compare Dick Portillo's fortune with the healthcare spending of a massive country
Dick Portillo could fund the entire healthcare system of DR Congo, with a population of over 105,800,000 people, for approximately 0.5 years.
But even if we compare their fortune with that of a rich country
On the other end, Dick Portillo could cover the healthcare spending of Luxembourg, considered the most heavily funded healthcare system in the world, for 0.2 years.
Education
Buying the future
Let's also compare their fortune with education spending, first with a poor country
Dick Portillo could cover the total cost of Nigeria's education system, the most populous country in Africa with over 243,000,000 inhabitants, for 0.3 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 Dick Portillo could pay for it entirely for 0.4 years.
Research
The monopoly on progress
Coming full circle, we think it's also interesting to add another gigantic country
Dick Portillo could fully fund the state research budget of Pakistan, the fifth most populous country in the world with over 260,000,000 inhabitants, for 1.7 years.
And of course, the country that invests the most per capita worldwide
But even if we compare the total wealth of Dick Portillo 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 0.0 years.
Gold
Everyday luxuries
Dick Portillo's fortune is equivalent to 7 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.
Dick Portillo could buy 1,896,418 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 0 trucks to transport them. Although Dick Portillo will almost certainly have enough money left over to pay for the gas.
Biography
Richard "Dick" Portillo is the founder of fast-casual restaurant chain Portillo's, known for its Chicago-style hot dogs and Italian beef sandwiches.
He started out with a hot dog stand in the Chicago suburb of Villa Park in 1963, spending his and his wife Sharon's life savings of $1,100 to start the business.
After growing the business to about $300 million in revenues and 38 locations in four states, he sold it to private equity firm Berkshire Partners for nearly $1 billion in 2014.
He's since built a real estate empire including 24 Portillo's locations and commissaries, suburban strip malls in Chicago, industrial properties in Indianapolis and apartments in Houston.
Portillo is also the majority owner of the Boathouse at Disney Springs in Florida, America's third-highest-grossing independent restaurant.
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