Helly Nahmad
Source of wealth: Art
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The scale of their wealth
Health
The price of life
Let's compare Helly Nahmad's fortune with the healthcare spending of a massive country
Helly Nahmad could fund the entire healthcare system of DR Congo, with a population of over 105,800,000 people, for approximately 0.6 years.
But even if we compare their fortune with that of a rich country
On the other end, Helly Nahmad 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
Helly Nahmad could cover the total cost of Nigeria's education system, the most populous country in Africa with over 243,000,000 inhabitants, for 0.4 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 Helly Nahmad could pay for it entirely for 0.5 years.
Research
The monopoly on progress
Coming full circle, we think it's also interesting to add another gigantic country
Helly Nahmad could fully fund the state research budget of Pakistan, the fifth most populous country in the world with over 260,000,000 inhabitants, for 2.3 years.
And of course, the country that invests the most per capita worldwide
But even if we compare the total wealth of Helly Nahmad 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
Helly Nahmad's fortune is equivalent to 9 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.
Helly Nahmad could buy 2,450,368 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 0 trucks to transport them. Although Helly Nahmad will almost certainly have enough money left over to pay for the gas.
Biography
Helly Nahmad is one of three sons of the late art billionaire Ezra Nahmad, who died in 2023.
Ezra Nahmad, along with his billionaire brother David, was an international megadealer of modern and impressionist art.
At the time of his death, the brothers' art inventory, which is stored in a duty-free warehouse in Geneva, Switzerland, was worth almost $7 billion.
Ezra's half of the collection - which includes works by more than 30 blue chip artists, from Monet and Matisse to Renoir and Rothko - was split evenly among his three sons after his death.
The family also owns 300 Picassos worth at least $1 billion and real estate in London, Monaco and the U.S.
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