The scale of their wealth
Health
The price of life
Let's compare Jim Thompson & family's fortune with the healthcare spending of a massive country
Jim Thompson & family could fund the entire healthcare system of DR Congo, with a population of over 105,800,000 people, for approximately 1.0 years.
But even if we compare their fortune with that of a rich country
On the other end, Jim Thompson & family 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
Jim Thompson & family could cover the total cost of Nigeria's education system, the most populous country in Africa with over 243,000,000 inhabitants, for 0.7 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 Jim Thompson & family could pay for it entirely for 0.9 years.
Research
The monopoly on progress
Coming full circle, we think it's also interesting to add another gigantic country
Jim Thompson & family could fully fund the state research budget of Pakistan, the fifth most populous country in the world with over 260,000,000 inhabitants, for 3.8 years.
And of course, the country that invests the most per capita worldwide
But even if we compare the total wealth of Jim Thompson & family 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
Jim Thompson & family's fortune is equivalent to 15 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.
Jim Thompson & family could buy 4,114,484 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 Jim Thompson & family will almost certainly have enough money left over to pay for the gas.
Biography
Jim Thompson started his moving company, Crown Worldwide Group, in Japan in 1965, with $1,000.
Crown Worldwide is now one of the world's largest privately held relocation companies, with operations in 45 countries and more than 3,000 employees. It is also involved in document storage and fine-arts transportation.
Thompson moved the company's headquarters to Hong Kong in 1978. He is a permanent resident of Hong Kong.
A citizen of Ireland, he is a native of the state of New Jersey and owns a country estate in Ireland, near the home of his ancestors.
He resigned as chairman in 2025 and is now chairman emeritus; his daughter, Jennifer Harvey, is the group's CEO.
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