Gil Shwed

Source of wealth: Software

57 years male Technology 🇮🇱 IL

Net Worth

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The scale of their wealth

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Health

The price of life

Let's compare Gil Shwed's fortune with the healthcare spending of a massive country

Gil Shwed could fund the entire healthcare system of DR Congo, with a population of over 105,800,000 people, for approximately 1.7 years.

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

On the other end, Gil Shwed could cover the healthcare spending of Luxembourg, considered the most heavily funded healthcare system in the world, for 0.7 years.

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Education

Buying the future

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

Gil Shwed could cover the total cost of Nigeria's education system, the most populous country in Africa with over 243,000,000 inhabitants, for 1.1 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 Gil Shwed could pay for it entirely for 1.5 years.

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Research

The monopoly on progress

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

Gil Shwed could fully fund the state research budget of Pakistan, the fifth most populous country in the world with over 260,000,000 inhabitants, for 6.3 years.

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

But even if we compare the total wealth of Gil Shwed 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.

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

Gil Shwed's fortune is equivalent to 26 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.

Gil Shwed could buy 6,862,120 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 Gil Shwed will almost certainly have enough money left over to pay for the gas.

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Biography

Gil Shwed, considered the inventor of the modern computer firewall, cofounded Check Point Software Technologies in 1993 with Shlomo Kramer and Marius Nacht.

The company went public on the Nasdaq in 1996.

Shwed owns about 25% of Check Point's stock and serves as its executive chairman.

Check Point, which develops cybersecurity software, counts many of the largest U.S. companies as its clients.

Check Point prevented over 3 billion cyber attacks annually and has secured over 100,000 organizations worldwide.