Lutz Mario Helmig & family
Source of wealth: Hospitals
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The scale of their wealth
Health
The price of life
Let's compare Lutz Mario Helmig & family's fortune with the healthcare spending of a massive country
Lutz Mario Helmig & family could fund the entire healthcare system of DR Congo, with a population of over 105,800,000 people, for approximately 2.6 years.
But even if we compare their fortune with that of a rich country
On the other end, Lutz Mario Helmig & family could cover the healthcare spending of Luxembourg, considered the most heavily funded healthcare system in the world, for 1.2 years.
Education
Buying the future
Let's also compare their fortune with education spending, first with a poor country
Lutz Mario Helmig & family could cover the total cost of Nigeria's education system, the most populous country in Africa with over 243,000,000 inhabitants, for 1.7 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 Lutz Mario Helmig & family could pay for it entirely for 2.3 years.
Research
The monopoly on progress
Coming full circle, we think it's also interesting to add another gigantic country
Lutz Mario Helmig & family could fully fund the state research budget of Pakistan, the fifth most populous country in the world with over 260,000,000 inhabitants, for 9.7 years.
And of course, the country that invests the most per capita worldwide
But even if we compare the total wealth of Lutz Mario Helmig & family 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
Lutz Mario Helmig & family's fortune is equivalent to 40 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.
Lutz Mario Helmig & family could buy 10,590,104 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 Lutz Mario Helmig & family will almost certainly have enough money left over to pay for the gas.
Biography
Lutz Mario Helmig, a doctor by training, is well known in Germany for having founded the company that became Helios Hospital Group.
In 2005, Helmig sold Helios to competitor Fresenius for $2 billion.
His family investment firm, Aton GmbH, is active in four segments: engineering, mining, medical and aviation.
Helmig owns 60% of Aton, which is based in Munich. The remaining 40% is held by his wife and two daughters.
Aton owns about 75% of EDAG Engineering Group, spun off from Aton in a 2015 IPO.
Financial Assets
Monthly wealth history
Fortune comparison
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