Hortensia Herrero
Source of wealth: Supermarkets
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The scale of their wealth
Health
The price of life
Let's compare Hortensia Herrero's fortune with the healthcare spending of a massive country
Hortensia Herrero could fund the entire healthcare system of DR Congo, with a population of over 105,800,000 people, for approximately 2.3 years.
But even if we compare their fortune with that of a rich country
On the other end, Hortensia Herrero could cover the healthcare spending of Luxembourg, considered the most heavily funded healthcare system in the world, for 1.0 years.
Education
Buying the future
Let's also compare their fortune with education spending, first with a poor country
Hortensia Herrero could cover the total cost of Nigeria's education system, the most populous country in Africa with over 243,000,000 inhabitants, for 1.5 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 Hortensia Herrero could pay for it entirely for 2.0 years.
Research
The monopoly on progress
Coming full circle, we think it's also interesting to add another gigantic country
Hortensia Herrero could fully fund the state research budget of Pakistan, the fifth most populous country in the world with over 260,000,000 inhabitants, for 8.5 years.
And of course, the country that invests the most per capita worldwide
But even if we compare the total wealth of Hortensia Herrero 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
Hortensia Herrero's fortune is equivalent to 35 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.
Hortensia Herrero could buy 9,226,538 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 Hortensia Herrero will almost certainly have enough money left over to pay for the gas.
Biography
Hortensia Herrero owns nearly 28% of Mercadona, the Spanish supermarket chain she helped build with her husband Juan Roig (also a billionaire).
Herrero, who serves as vice president, was part of the group that bought the company from Roig's father back in 1981, when it had 8 small stores.
Herrero and Roig's four daughters are board members of Mercadona; Roig's brother Fernando is also a shareholder and billionaire.
Mercadona, which is privately owned, has about 1,700 stores, mostly in Spain, and employs 110,000 people.
The company shares 25% of its pretax profit with employees.
Financial Assets
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Monthly wealth history
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