Marc Fielmann
Source of wealth: Optometry
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The scale of their wealth
Health
The price of life
Let's compare Marc Fielmann's fortune with the healthcare spending of a massive country
Marc Fielmann could fund the entire healthcare system of DR Congo, with a population of over 105,800,000 people, for approximately 1.5 years.
But even if we compare their fortune with that of a rich country
On the other end, Marc Fielmann could cover the healthcare spending of Luxembourg, considered the most heavily funded healthcare system in the world, for 0.7 years.
Education
Buying the future
Let's also compare their fortune with education spending, first with a poor country
Marc Fielmann could cover the total cost of Nigeria's education system, the most populous country in Africa with over 243,000,000 inhabitants, for 1.0 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 Marc Fielmann could pay for it entirely for 1.4 years.
Research
The monopoly on progress
Coming full circle, we think it's also interesting to add another gigantic country
Marc Fielmann could fully fund the state research budget of Pakistan, the fifth most populous country in the world with over 260,000,000 inhabitants, for 5.7 years.
And of course, the country that invests the most per capita worldwide
But even if we compare the total wealth of Marc Fielmann 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
Marc Fielmann's fortune is equivalent to 23 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.
Marc Fielmann could buy 6,237,622 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 Marc Fielmann will almost certainly have enough money left over to pay for the gas.
Biography
Marc Fielmann is the CEO of Fielmann Group AG, Europe's leading optical company that operates stores and online shops across the continent and also in the United States.
Guenther Fielmann handed over the company to his son Marc as the market leader in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland in 2018 with approximately 700 stores. As of now Fielmann operates around 1,300 stores.
With revenues exceeding EUR 2 billion and some 24,000 employees, Fielmann serves more than 28 million customers.
Fielmann holds a BSc from the London School of Economics and Poltical Science (LSE).
He began working at the company in 2012 and took over the reigns from his father in 2019.
Financial Assets
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