Jonathan Kwok
Source of wealth: Real Estate
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The scale of their wealth
Health
The price of life
Let's compare Jonathan Kwok's fortune with the healthcare spending of a massive country
Jonathan Kwok could fund the entire healthcare system of DR Congo, with a population of over 105,800,000 people, for approximately 1.7 years.
But even if we compare their fortune with that of a rich country
On the other end, Jonathan Kwok could cover the healthcare spending of Luxembourg, considered the most heavily funded healthcare system in the world, for 0.8 years.
Education
Buying the future
Let's also compare their fortune with education spending, first with a poor country
Jonathan Kwok could cover the total cost of Nigeria's education system, the most populous country in Africa with over 243,000,000 inhabitants, for 1.1 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 Jonathan Kwok could pay for it entirely for 1.5 years.
Research
The monopoly on progress
Coming full circle, we think it's also interesting to add another gigantic country
Jonathan Kwok could fully fund the state research budget of Pakistan, the fifth most populous country in the world with over 260,000,000 inhabitants, for 6.5 years.
And of course, the country that invests the most per capita worldwide
But even if we compare the total wealth of Jonathan Kwok 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
Jonathan Kwok's fortune is equivalent to 26 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.
Jonathan Kwok could buy 7,060,280 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 Jonathan Kwok will almost certainly have enough money left over to pay for the gas.
Biography
Jonathan Kwok is the younger son of the late Walter Kwok, former chairman of Sun Hung Kai Properties, one of Hong Kong's largest developers.
Walter died in 2018 at age 68. He had been ousted as company chairman earlier in 2008 in a feud with his two brothers, Thomas and Raymond.
After his death, Jonathan and his brother, Geoffrey, took over Empire Group Holdings, a property developer that Walter started after he left SHKP.
The brothers inherited Walter's direct stake in SHKP and are named beneficiaries of one-third of five large family trusts held by their grandmother.
His sister Lesley is a director on the board of Empire Group Holdings.
Financial Assets
Monthly wealth history
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