Egor Kulkov
Source of wealth: Pharmaceuticals
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The scale of their wealth
Health
The price of life
Let's compare Egor Kulkov's fortune with the healthcare spending of a massive country
Egor Kulkov could fund the entire healthcare system of DR Congo, with a population of over 105,800,000 people, for approximately 2.1 years.
But even if we compare their fortune with that of a rich country
On the other end, Egor Kulkov could cover the healthcare spending of Luxembourg, considered the most heavily funded healthcare system in the world, for 0.9 years.
Education
Buying the future
Let's also compare their fortune with education spending, first with a poor country
Egor Kulkov could cover the total cost of Nigeria's education system, the most populous country in Africa with over 243,000,000 inhabitants, for 1.4 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 Egor Kulkov could pay for it entirely for 1.9 years.
Research
The monopoly on progress
Coming full circle, we think it's also interesting to add another gigantic country
Egor Kulkov could fully fund the state research budget of Pakistan, the fifth most populous country in the world with over 260,000,000 inhabitants, for 7.9 years.
And of course, the country that invests the most per capita worldwide
But even if we compare the total wealth of Egor Kulkov 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
Egor Kulkov's fortune is equivalent to 32 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.
Egor Kulkov could buy 8,606,934 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 Egor Kulkov will almost certainly have enough money left over to pay for the gas.
Biography
Egor Kulkov created Pharmstandard together with Viktor Kharitonin, Roman Abramovich and others by combining five factories bought from ICN Pharmaceuticals in 2003.
Kulkov and Kharitonin bought out their partners in 2008. Kulkov still has a stake in, and sits on the board of, Pharmstandard, now Russia's leading pharmaceutical firm.
The partners also have stakes in Russian pharma firms OTCPharm, Biocad and Generium, one of the makers of the Sputnik V covid vaccine.
Kulkov is also a shareholder of British medical technology firm CMR Surgical, which makes the surgical robotic system Versius.
Financial Assets
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Monthly wealth history
Fortune comparison
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