Hans Peter Wild
Source of wealth: Flavorings
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The scale of their wealth
Health
The price of life
Let's compare Hans Peter Wild's fortune with the healthcare spending of a massive country
Hans Peter Wild could fund the entire healthcare system of DR Congo, with a population of over 105,800,000 people, for approximately 2.1 years.
But even if we compare their fortune with that of a rich country
On the other end, Hans Peter Wild could cover the healthcare spending of Luxembourg, considered the most heavily funded healthcare system in the world, for 0.9 years.
Education
Buying the future
Let's also compare their fortune with education spending, first with a poor country
Hans Peter Wild could cover the total cost of Nigeria's education system, the most populous country in Africa with over 243,000,000 inhabitants, for 1.4 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 Hans Peter Wild could pay for it entirely for 1.9 years.
Research
The monopoly on progress
Coming full circle, we think it's also interesting to add another gigantic country
Hans Peter Wild could fully fund the state research budget of Pakistan, the fifth most populous country in the world with over 260,000,000 inhabitants, for 8.0 years.
And of course, the country that invests the most per capita worldwide
But even if we compare the total wealth of Hans Peter Wild 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 0.2 years.
Gold
Everyday luxuries
Hans Peter Wild's fortune is equivalent to 32 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.
Hans Peter Wild could buy 8,645,587 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 Hans Peter Wild will almost certainly have enough money left over to pay for the gas.
Biography
Hans-Peter Wild sold the last of a WILD Flavors stake to agricultural processing giant Archer-Daniels Midland in 2014 for about $3 billion in cash.
His father founded WILD Flavors in 1931 and the company grew into a leading supplier of flavors and extracts, sweeteners, and fermentation technology.
He worked for a marketer of mineral oil and chemicals before joining the family business in 1974 and helping to expand its portfolio.
Wild still owns Capri Sun, the famed fruit juice brand that originated in the 1960s.
Today Capri Sun is consumed in more than 100 countries and generates an estimated annual revenue of $500 million.
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