Juan Roig
Source of wealth: Supermarkets
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The scale of their wealth
Health
The price of life
Let's compare Juan Roig's fortune with the healthcare spending of a massive country
Juan Roig could fund the entire healthcare system of DR Congo, with a population of over 105,800,000 people, for approximately 4.1 years.
But even if we compare their fortune with that of a rich country
On the other end, Juan Roig could cover the healthcare spending of Luxembourg, considered the most heavily funded healthcare system in the world, for 1.8 years.
Education
Buying the future
Let's also compare their fortune with education spending, first with a poor country
Juan Roig could cover the total cost of Nigeria's education system, the most populous country in Africa with over 243,000,000 inhabitants, for 2.7 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 Juan Roig could pay for it entirely for 3.6 years.
Research
The monopoly on progress
Coming full circle, we think it's also interesting to add another gigantic country
Juan Roig could fully fund the state research budget of Pakistan, the fifth most populous country in the world with over 260,000,000 inhabitants, for 15.3 years.
And of course, the country that invests the most per capita worldwide
But even if we compare the total wealth of Juan Roig 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 0.3 years.
Gold
Everyday luxuries
Juan Roig's fortune is equivalent to 62 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.
Juan Roig could buy 16,566,855 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 Juan Roig will almost certainly have enough money left over to pay for the gas.
Biography
The richest grocer in Spain, Juan Roig is president and majority owner of supermarket giant Mercadona.
Roig, his three siblings and wife Hortensia Herrero, bought the chain in 1981 from his father when it had just 8 stores.
By 2006, Mercadona had opened its 1,000th store; it now has about 1,700 locations in Spain and Portugal.
Mercadona's nearly 110,000 employees receive about a 25% share of the company's pretax profits.
Financial Assets
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Monthly wealth history
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