The scale of their wealth
Health
The price of life
Let's compare Grigory Berezkin's fortune with the healthcare spending of a massive country
Grigory Berezkin could fund the entire healthcare system of DR Congo, with a population of over 105,800,000 people, for approximately 0.8 years.
But even if we compare their fortune with that of a rich country
On the other end, Grigory Berezkin 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
Grigory Berezkin 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 Grigory Berezkin could pay for it entirely for 0.7 years.
Research
The monopoly on progress
Coming full circle, we think it's also interesting to add another gigantic country
Grigory Berezkin could fully fund the state research budget of Pakistan, the fifth most populous country in the world with over 260,000,000 inhabitants, for 3.0 years.
And of course, the country that invests the most per capita worldwide
But even if we compare the total wealth of Grigory Berezkin 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
Grigory Berezkin's fortune is equivalent to 12 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.
Grigory Berezkin could buy 3,292,541 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 Grigory Berezkin will almost certainly have enough money left over to pay for the gas.
Biography
Grigory Berezkin derives his fortune from Rusenergosbyt, a Russian energy trading company.
In 2006, Berezkin sold nearly half of Rusenergosbyt to Italy's energy conglomerate Enel for $105 million.
He got his start in the energy business in the 2000s; and controlled companies that supplied electricity to state-owned corporations Gazprom, Russian Railways and Transneft.
During the privatization of Russia in the 1990s, Berezkin purchased a mid-size oil company, which he later sold to Russian oil conglomerate Lukoil for $619 million.
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