Evan Williams
Source of wealth: Twitter
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The scale of their wealth
Health
The price of life
Let's compare Evan Williams's fortune with the healthcare spending of a massive country
Evan Williams could fund the entire healthcare system of DR Congo, with a population of over 105,800,000 people, for approximately 0.9 years.
But even if we compare their fortune with that of a rich country
On the other end, Evan Williams could cover the healthcare spending of Luxembourg, considered the most heavily funded healthcare system in the world, for 0.4 years.
Education
Buying the future
Let's also compare their fortune with education spending, first with a poor country
Evan Williams could cover the total cost of Nigeria's education system, the most populous country in Africa with over 243,000,000 inhabitants, for 0.6 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 Evan Williams could pay for it entirely for 0.8 years.
Research
The monopoly on progress
Coming full circle, we think it's also interesting to add another gigantic country
Evan Williams could fully fund the state research budget of Pakistan, the fifth most populous country in the world with over 260,000,000 inhabitants, for 3.3 years.
And of course, the country that invests the most per capita worldwide
But even if we compare the total wealth of Evan Williams 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
Evan Williams's fortune is equivalent to 13 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.
Evan Williams could buy 3,569,491 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 Evan Williams will almost certainly have enough money left over to pay for the gas.
Biography
Evan Williams, also referred to as "Ev," has started three digital publishing companies: Blogger, Twitter and Medium.
A University of Nebraska dropout, Williams grew up on his family's soybean and corn farm.
Williams' venture capital firm, Obvious Ventures, was one of the largest investors in Beyond Meat, which had a successful IPO in May 2019.
He cofounded Twitter and served as a member of its board of directors until February 2019. He was President and CEO from July 2009 to March 2010.
In July 2022, Williams announced he was stepping down as CEO of Medium, the online publishing platform he founded in 2012. He remains chairman.
Financial Assets
Monthly wealth history
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