Marianna Latsis & family
Source of wealth: Banking, shipping
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The scale of their wealth
Health
The price of life
Let's compare Marianna Latsis & family's fortune with the healthcare spending of a massive country
Marianna Latsis & family could fund the entire healthcare system of DR Congo, with a population of over 105,800,000 people, for approximately 1.1 years.
But even if we compare their fortune with that of a rich country
On the other end, Marianna Latsis & family could cover the healthcare spending of Luxembourg, considered the most heavily funded healthcare system in the world, for 0.5 years.
Education
Buying the future
Let's also compare their fortune with education spending, first with a poor country
Marianna Latsis & family could cover the total cost of Nigeria's education system, the most populous country in Africa with over 243,000,000 inhabitants, for 0.7 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 Marianna Latsis & family could pay for it entirely for 1.0 years.
Research
The monopoly on progress
Coming full circle, we think it's also interesting to add another gigantic country
Marianna Latsis & 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 4.2 years.
And of course, the country that invests the most per capita worldwide
But even if we compare the total wealth of Marianna Latsis & 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
Marianna Latsis & family's fortune is equivalent to 17 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.
Marianna Latsis & family could buy 4,558,968 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 Marianna Latsis & family will almost certainly have enough money left over to pay for the gas.
Biography
Marianna Latsis inherited the fortune of her late father, Greek shipping tycoon John S. Latsis (d. 2003) alongside her siblings John and Margarita.
The siblings split up the family fortune in 2019, with Marianna taking over shipping firm Latsco and divesting from the banking and real estate arms.
Since then she has made investments in Greek conglomerate GEK Terna and real estate developer Dimand, as well as smaller venture bets.
She exited one of her early investments, payments startup Viva Wallet, in 2022 when JPMorgan acquired a 48.5% stake for $850 million.
Latsis still owns shares in oil company Helleniq Energy and shipyard TALOS alongside her siblings.
Financial Assets
Monthly wealth history
Fortune comparison
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