Jimmy Haslam
Source of wealth: Gas stations, retail
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The scale of their wealth
Health
The price of life
Let's compare Jimmy Haslam's fortune with the healthcare spending of a massive country
Jimmy Haslam could fund the entire healthcare system of DR Congo, with a population of over 105,800,000 people, for approximately 4.7 years.
But even if we compare their fortune with that of a rich country
On the other end, Jimmy Haslam could cover the healthcare spending of Luxembourg, considered the most heavily funded healthcare system in the world, for 2.1 years.
Education
Buying the future
Let's also compare their fortune with education spending, first with a poor country
Jimmy Haslam could cover the total cost of Nigeria's education system, the most populous country in Africa with over 243,000,000 inhabitants, for 3.0 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 Jimmy Haslam could pay for it entirely for 4.1 years.
Research
The monopoly on progress
Coming full circle, we think it's also interesting to add another gigantic country
Jimmy Haslam could fully fund the state research budget of Pakistan, the fifth most populous country in the world with over 260,000,000 inhabitants, for 17.4 years.
And of course, the country that invests the most per capita worldwide
But even if we compare the total wealth of Jimmy Haslam 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 0.4 years.
Gold
Everyday luxuries
Jimmy Haslam's fortune is equivalent to 71 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.
Jimmy Haslam could buy 18,899,148 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 3 trucks to transport them. Although Jimmy Haslam will almost certainly have enough money left over to pay for the gas.
Biography
Jimmy Haslam served as chairman of truck stop chain Pilot Flying J from 2021 until 2023.
His father, James A. Haslam II, started the company after paying $6,000 for a gas station in Virginia.
Haslam joined the board in 1975, when he was 20 and a senior at the University of Tennessee; Pilot's annual revenues were about $50 million at the time.
The Haslams sold Pilot to Berkshire Hathaway for a total of $13.6 billion across three purchases in 2017, 2023 and 2024.
In 2012, Haslam became the majority owner of the NFL's Cleveland Browns. He bought a minority stake in the Milwaukee Bucks NBA team in 2023.
Financial Assets
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Monthly wealth history
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