Kevin David Lehmann
Source of wealth: Drugstores
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The scale of their wealth
Health
The price of life
Let's compare Kevin David Lehmann's fortune with the healthcare spending of a massive country
Kevin David Lehmann could fund the entire healthcare system of DR Congo, with a population of over 105,800,000 people, for approximately 1.9 years.
But even if we compare their fortune with that of a rich country
On the other end, Kevin David Lehmann could cover the healthcare spending of Luxembourg, considered the most heavily funded healthcare system in the world, for 0.9 years.
Education
Buying the future
Let's also compare their fortune with education spending, first with a poor country
Kevin David Lehmann could cover the total cost of Nigeria's education system, the most populous country in Africa with over 243,000,000 inhabitants, for 1.3 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 Kevin David Lehmann could pay for it entirely for 1.7 years.
Research
The monopoly on progress
Coming full circle, we think it's also interesting to add another gigantic country
Kevin David Lehmann could fully fund the state research budget of Pakistan, the fifth most populous country in the world with over 260,000,000 inhabitants, for 7.2 years.
And of course, the country that invests the most per capita worldwide
But even if we compare the total wealth of Kevin David Lehmann 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
Kevin David Lehmann's fortune is equivalent to 29 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.
Kevin David Lehmann could buy 7,857,904 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 Kevin David Lehmann will almost certainly have enough money left over to pay for the gas.
Biography
Kevin David Lehmann owns 50% of Germany's leading drugstore chain, dm (drogerie markt), which brings in over $14 billion in annual revenue.
The company got its start in 1973 when Goetz Werner opened his first shop in Karlsruhe, Germany. Today, dm has some 3,700 locations.
In 1974, Kevin David Lehmann's father, Guenther, then running his family's Pfannkuch grocery chain, invested in dm.
Guenther quietly transferred ownership of his 50% dm stake to Kevin David in 2017.
Neither Kevin David nor his father have been operationally involved in dm. Little is known about them.
Financial Assets
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