Mao Geping & family
Source of wealth: Cosmetics
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The scale of their wealth
Health
The price of life
Let's compare Mao Geping & family's fortune with the healthcare spending of a massive country
Mao Geping & family 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, Mao Geping & family could cover the healthcare spending of Luxembourg, considered the most heavily funded healthcare system in the world, for 0.4 years.
Education
Buying the future
Let's also compare their fortune with education spending, first with a poor country
Mao Geping & family 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 Mao Geping & family 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
Mao Geping & 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 3.1 years.
And of course, the country that invests the most per capita worldwide
But even if we compare the total wealth of Mao Geping & 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 0.1 years.
Gold
Everyday luxuries
Mao Geping & family's fortune is equivalent to 13 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.
Mao Geping & family could buy 3,395,511 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 Mao Geping & family will almost certainly have enough money left over to pay for the gas.
Biography
Mao Geping is chairman of his eponymous company Mao Geping Cosmetics, based in Hangzhou, China.
He took the company public in Hong Kong in 2024, raising over $300 million in the IPO.
The cosmetics brand competes with international labels in China's premium market, offering products such as $50 foundations and $30 eye shadow palettes.
Mao initially studied Chinese opera performance but later went into cosmetics. He set up his own brand in 2000.
The mogul's wife, Wang Liqun, is the company's vice chairman. His two sisters are both directors.
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Monthly wealth history
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