Justus Dreyer
Source of wealth: Agricultural Machinery
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The scale of their wealth
Health
The price of life
Let's compare Justus Dreyer's fortune with the healthcare spending of a massive country
Justus Dreyer 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, Justus Dreyer could cover the healthcare spending of Luxembourg, considered the most heavily funded healthcare system in the world, for 0.3 years.
Education
Buying the future
Let's also compare their fortune with education spending, first with a poor country
Justus Dreyer 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 Justus Dreyer 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
Justus Dreyer could fully fund the state research budget of Pakistan, the fifth most populous country in the world with over 260,000,000 inhabitants, for 2.8 years.
And of course, the country that invests the most per capita worldwide
But even if we compare the total wealth of Justus Dreyer 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
Justus Dreyer'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.
Justus Dreyer could buy 3,094,511 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 Justus Dreyer will almost certainly have enough money left over to pay for the gas.
Biography
Justus Dreyer is one of three family shareholders of Amazonen Werke, a German maker of Agricultural Machinery.
Dreyer owns about half of the Hasbergen, Germany based company, which has annual revenue of about $1 billion.
Amazonen was established in 1883 by his great-grandfather, Heinrich Dreyer, who sold his first plow in 1894 and first cultivator in 1904.
The company has paid shareholder dividends totaling of about 500 million euros since 2005.
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Monthly wealth history
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