Johann Graf
Source of wealth: Gambling
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The scale of their wealth
Health
The price of life
Let's compare Johann Graf's fortune with the healthcare spending of a massive country
Johann Graf could fund the entire healthcare system of DR Congo, with a population of over 105,800,000 people, for approximately 4.9 years.
But even if we compare their fortune with that of a rich country
On the other end, Johann Graf could cover the healthcare spending of Luxembourg, considered the most heavily funded healthcare system in the world, for 2.2 years.
Education
Buying the future
Let's also compare their fortune with education spending, first with a poor country
Johann Graf could cover the total cost of Nigeria's education system, the most populous country in Africa with over 243,000,000 inhabitants, for 3.2 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 Johann Graf could pay for it entirely for 4.3 years.
Research
The monopoly on progress
Coming full circle, we think it's also interesting to add another gigantic country
Johann Graf could fully fund the state research budget of Pakistan, the fifth most populous country in the world with over 260,000,000 inhabitants, for 18.2 years.
And of course, the country that invests the most per capita worldwide
But even if we compare the total wealth of Johann Graf 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
Johann Graf's fortune is equivalent to 74 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.
Johann Graf could buy 19,778,111 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 4 trucks to transport them. Although Johann Graf will almost certainly have enough money left over to pay for the gas.
Biography
Johann Graf owns Novomatic Group, which operates casinos worldwide and also sells slot machines, video poker games and electronic table games.
Raised by his grandparents in a small flat without running water, he apprenticed as a butcher and was expected to take over his family's butcher shop.
Instead Graf began importing American pinball machines to Austria via Belgium, then became an agent for a British slot machine company.
In 1980 he stuck out on his own with Novomatic, which he quickly expanded into Switzerland and then the East Bloc after the fall of the Iron Curtain.
Financial Assets
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