George Soros
Source of wealth: Hedge funds
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The scale of their wealth
Health
The price of life
Let's compare George Soros's fortune with the healthcare spending of a massive country
George Soros could fund the entire healthcare system of DR Congo, with a population of over 105,800,000 people, for approximately 3.4 years.
But even if we compare their fortune with that of a rich country
On the other end, George Soros could cover the healthcare spending of Luxembourg, considered the most heavily funded healthcare system in the world, for 1.5 years.
Education
Buying the future
Let's also compare their fortune with education spending, first with a poor country
George Soros could cover the total cost of Nigeria's education system, the most populous country in Africa with over 243,000,000 inhabitants, for 2.2 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 George Soros could pay for it entirely for 3.0 years.
Research
The monopoly on progress
Coming full circle, we think it's also interesting to add another gigantic country
George Soros could fully fund the state research budget of Pakistan, the fifth most populous country in the world with over 260,000,000 inhabitants, for 12.6 years.
And of course, the country that invests the most per capita worldwide
But even if we compare the total wealth of George Soros 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 0.3 years.
Gold
Everyday luxuries
George Soros's fortune is equivalent to 51 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.
George Soros could buy 13,712,917 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 George Soros will almost certainly have enough money left over to pay for the gas.
Biography
George Soros is a hedge fund tycoon who managed client money in New York from 1969 to 2011.
In 1992, Soros shorted the British pound and reportedly made a profit of $1 billion. He became known as the man who broke the Bank of England.
Soros shifted $18 billion from his family office to his Open Society Foundations as of 2018.
Soros was born in Hungary; at 17 he left the country and put himself through the London School of Economics working as a railway porter and waiter.
Long one of the Democratic Party's biggest donors, he has given more than $200 million to candidates and PACs over the past decade.
Financial Assets
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Monthly wealth history
Fortune comparison
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