Forrest Li

Source of wealth: Online gaming, e-commerce

48 years male Media & Entertainment 🇸🇬 SG

Net Worth

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The scale of their wealth

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Health

The price of life

Let's compare Forrest Li's fortune with the healthcare spending of a massive country

Forrest Li could fund the entire healthcare system of DR Congo, with a population of over 105,800,000 people, for approximately 2.5 years.

But even if we compare their fortune with that of a rich country

On the other end, Forrest Li could cover the healthcare spending of Luxembourg, considered the most heavily funded healthcare system in the world, for 1.1 years.

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Education

Buying the future

Let's also compare their fortune with education spending, first with a poor country

Forrest Li could cover the total cost of Nigeria's education system, the most populous country in Africa with over 243,000,000 inhabitants, for 1.6 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 Forrest Li could pay for it entirely for 2.2 years.

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Research

The monopoly on progress

Coming full circle, we think it's also interesting to add another gigantic country

Forrest Li could fully fund the state research budget of Pakistan, the fifth most populous country in the world with over 260,000,000 inhabitants, for 9.3 years.

And of course, the country that invests the most per capita worldwide

But even if we compare the total wealth of Forrest Li 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.

While billions of people struggle to access basic healthcare, education, and research, a single individual could fund entire national systems for centuries.

Gold

Everyday luxuries

Forrest Li's fortune is equivalent to 38 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.

Forrest Li could buy 10,144,695 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 Forrest Li will almost certainly have enough money left over to pay for the gas.

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Biography

Stanford grad Forrest Li founded and runs online gaming and e-commerce firm Sea, which also has interests in e-payments and financial services.

Li entered the ranks of Singapore's richest after listing Sea on the New York Stock Exchange in 2017.

Sea has attracted investors such as Tencent, the Norwegian sovereign wealth fund, private equity firm General Atlantic and Malaysian billionaire Robert Kuok's son Kuok Khoon Hua.

In 2023, Sea booked its first-ever annual net profit since its IPO.

Sea has rolled out digital banking services in Southeast Asia, Taiwan and Brazil.