Lim Hariyanto Wijaya Sarwono

Source of wealth: Palm oil, nickel mining

97 years male Metals & Mining 🇮🇩 ID

Net Worth

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The scale of their wealth

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Health

The price of life

Let's compare Lim Hariyanto Wijaya Sarwono's fortune with the healthcare spending of a massive country

Lim Hariyanto Wijaya Sarwono could fund the entire healthcare system of DR Congo, with a population of over 105,800,000 people, for approximately 2.2 years.

But even if we compare their fortune with that of a rich country

On the other end, Lim Hariyanto Wijaya Sarwono could cover the healthcare spending of Luxembourg, considered the most heavily funded healthcare system in the world, for 1.0 years.

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Education

Buying the future

Let's also compare their fortune with education spending, first with a poor country

Lim Hariyanto Wijaya Sarwono could cover the total cost of Nigeria's education system, the most populous country in Africa with over 243,000,000 inhabitants, for 1.5 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 Lim Hariyanto Wijaya Sarwono could pay for it entirely for 2.0 years.

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Research

The monopoly on progress

Coming full circle, we think it's also interesting to add another gigantic country

Lim Hariyanto Wijaya Sarwono could fully fund the state research budget of Pakistan, the fifth most populous country in the world with over 260,000,000 inhabitants, for 8.4 years.

And of course, the country that invests the most per capita worldwide

But even if we compare the total wealth of Lim Hariyanto Wijaya Sarwono 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.

While billions of people struggle to access basic healthcare, education, and research, a single individual could fund entire national systems for centuries.

Gold

Everyday luxuries

Lim Hariyanto Wijaya Sarwono's fortune is equivalent to 34 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.

Lim Hariyanto Wijaya Sarwono could buy 9,118,783 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 2 trucks to transport them. Although Lim Hariyanto Wijaya Sarwono will almost certainly have enough money left over to pay for the gas.

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Biography

Lim and his family own a majority stake in Singapore-listed palm oil producer Bumitama Agri; its plantations are located in Indonesia.

His son Lim Gunawan Hariyanto is CEO of the family's Harita Group.

Harita Group also owns the majority of listed bauxite mining firm Cita Mineral Investindo. Lim's integrated nickel processing company Trimegah Bangun Persada raised $650 million in a 2023 IPO.

Lim's father emigrated from China to East Kalimantan and reportedly opened a grocery store in 1915.

His daughter Christina is executive director of Bumitama Agri.