Guilherme Benchimol
Source of wealth: financial services
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The scale of their wealth
Health
The price of life
Let's compare Guilherme Benchimol's fortune with the healthcare spending of a massive country
Guilherme Benchimol 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, Guilherme Benchimol 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
Guilherme Benchimol 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 Guilherme Benchimol 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
Guilherme Benchimol could fully fund the state research budget of Pakistan, the fifth most populous country in the world with over 260,000,000 inhabitants, for 3.1 years.
And of course, the country that invests the most per capita worldwide
But even if we compare the total wealth of Guilherme Benchimol 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
Guilherme Benchimol's fortune is equivalent to 13 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.
Guilherme Benchimol could buy 3,403,821 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 Guilherme Benchimol will almost certainly have enough money left over to pay for the gas.
Biography
Guilherme Benchimol is the founder of XP Inc., a Brazilian financial services firm that went public in December 2019 in the U.S.
XP Inc. has grown popular by focusing its products and services on clients with little investing experience.
Benchimol founded XP in 2001 after being fired from a brokerage firm in southern Brazil, with initial capital of approximately $2,000.
Through the XP Institute, Benchimol aims to offer free education to 50 million Brazilians over the next 10 years.
In 2021, he stepped down from his position as the CEO of XP Inc.; he remains its chairman.
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