John Oyler
Source of wealth: Biotech
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The scale of their wealth
Health
The price of life
Let's compare John Oyler's fortune with the healthcare spending of a massive country
John Oyler could fund the entire healthcare system of DR Congo, with a population of over 105,800,000 people, for approximately 0.8 years.
But even if we compare their fortune with that of a rich country
On the other end, John Oyler 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
John Oyler could cover the total cost of Nigeria's education system, the most populous country in Africa with over 243,000,000 inhabitants, for 0.5 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 John Oyler could pay for it entirely for 0.7 years.
Research
The monopoly on progress
Coming full circle, we think it's also interesting to add another gigantic country
John Oyler could fully fund the state research budget of Pakistan, the fifth most populous country in the world with over 260,000,000 inhabitants, for 3.0 years.
And of course, the country that invests the most per capita worldwide
But even if we compare the total wealth of John Oyler 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
John Oyler's fortune is equivalent to 12 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 Oyler could buy 3,222,250 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 John Oyler will almost certainly have enough money left over to pay for the gas.
Biography
John Oyler is the CEO, cofounder and chairman of global oncology company BeOne Medicines. He owns nearly 5% of the publicly traded company.
BeOne Medicines, which was formerly called BeiGene, was founded in 2010 as a research and development firm. It went public on the Nasdaq in 2016 and listed in Hong Kong two years later.
Before he cofounded BeOne, Oyler helped start and then sell two companies in the U.S. and China.
He sold Telephia, a consumer telecom research firm he founded in 1997, to The Nielsen Co. for $449 million in 2007.
Oyler's next success came with drug discovery outsourcing company BioDuro, which he founded in 2005 and sold to PPD Inc. for $77 million in 2010.
Financial Assets
Monthly wealth history
Fortune comparison
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