John A. Sobrato & family
Source of wealth: Real estate
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The scale of their wealth
Health
The price of life
Let's compare John A. Sobrato & family's fortune with the healthcare spending of a massive country
John A. Sobrato & family could fund the entire healthcare system of DR Congo, with a population of over 105,800,000 people, for approximately 2.6 years.
But even if we compare their fortune with that of a rich country
On the other end, John A. Sobrato & family could cover the healthcare spending of Luxembourg, considered the most heavily funded healthcare system in the world, for 1.1 years.
Education
Buying the future
Let's also compare their fortune with education spending, first with a poor country
John A. Sobrato & family could cover the total cost of Nigeria's education system, the most populous country in Africa with over 243,000,000 inhabitants, for 1.7 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 John A. Sobrato & family could pay for it entirely for 2.3 years.
Research
The monopoly on progress
Coming full circle, we think it's also interesting to add another gigantic country
John A. Sobrato & 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 9.6 years.
And of course, the country that invests the most per capita worldwide
But even if we compare the total wealth of John A. Sobrato & 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 0.2 years.
Gold
Everyday luxuries
John A. Sobrato & family's fortune is equivalent to 39 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.
John A. Sobrato & family could buy 10,391,509 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 John A. Sobrato & family will almost certainly have enough money left over to pay for the gas.
Biography
Real estate mogul John A. Sobrato began selling homes in Palo Alto while he was still a student at Santa Clara University.
He later worked with his mother to develop industrial properties, and founded his own real estate company in 1979.
The Sobrato Organization owns over 4.7 million square feet of office space in Silicon Valley, with tenants like Netflix, plus about 6,450 apartments.
Sobrato is chairman emeritus of his Cupertino-based firm, while his son, John M. Sobrato, serves as chairman of the board.
In 2017, he pledged $100 million to Santa Clara University, his alma mater, for a new STEM education center.
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