Georgios Peristeris
Source of wealth: Real estate
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The scale of their wealth
Health
The price of life
Let's compare Georgios Peristeris's fortune with the healthcare spending of a massive country
Georgios Peristeris could fund the entire healthcare system of DR Congo, with a population of over 105,800,000 people, for approximately 0.7 years.
But even if we compare their fortune with that of a rich country
On the other end, Georgios Peristeris could cover the healthcare spending of Luxembourg, considered the most heavily funded healthcare system in the world, for 0.3 years.
Education
Buying the future
Let's also compare their fortune with education spending, first with a poor country
Georgios Peristeris could cover the total cost of Nigeria's education system, the most populous country in Africa with over 243,000,000 inhabitants, for 0.5 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 Georgios Peristeris could pay for it entirely for 0.6 years.
Research
The monopoly on progress
Coming full circle, we think it's also interesting to add another gigantic country
Georgios Peristeris could fully fund the state research budget of Pakistan, the fifth most populous country in the world with over 260,000,000 inhabitants, for 2.6 years.
And of course, the country that invests the most per capita worldwide
But even if we compare the total wealth of Georgios Peristeris 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
Georgios Peristeris's fortune is equivalent to 11 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.
Georgios Peristeris could buy 2,833,377 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 Georgios Peristeris will almost certainly have enough money left over to pay for the gas.
Biography
Georgios Peristeris is the chairman and CEO of GEK TERNA, an Athens. Greece-based conglomerate with operations in infrastructure, energy and construction.
Peristeris started working at TERNA in 1981 as a construction manager. He took over the top job in 1984 and took the company public on the Athens Stock Exchange in 1994.
In 1999, he merged TERNA with Athens-based GEK, combining two of the country's biggest construction companies.
Peristeris founded Terna Energy in 1997 as a subsidiary of the group and sold it to UAE-based Masdar for more than $2 billion in 2025.
Financial Assets
Monthly wealth history
Fortune comparison
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