Marie Besnier Beauvalot
Source of wealth: Cheese
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The scale of their wealth
Health
The price of life
Let's compare Marie Besnier Beauvalot's fortune with the healthcare spending of a massive country
Marie Besnier Beauvalot could fund the entire healthcare system of DR Congo, with a population of over 105,800,000 people, for approximately 3.9 years.
But even if we compare their fortune with that of a rich country
On the other end, Marie Besnier Beauvalot could cover the healthcare spending of Luxembourg, considered the most heavily funded healthcare system in the world, for 1.7 years.
Education
Buying the future
Let's also compare their fortune with education spending, first with a poor country
Marie Besnier Beauvalot could cover the total cost of Nigeria's education system, the most populous country in Africa with over 243,000,000 inhabitants, for 2.6 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 Marie Besnier Beauvalot could pay for it entirely for 3.5 years.
Research
The monopoly on progress
Coming full circle, we think it's also interesting to add another gigantic country
Marie Besnier Beauvalot could fully fund the state research budget of Pakistan, the fifth most populous country in the world with over 260,000,000 inhabitants, for 14.6 years.
And of course, the country that invests the most per capita worldwide
But even if we compare the total wealth of Marie Besnier Beauvalot 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 0.3 years.
Gold
Everyday luxuries
Marie Besnier Beauvalot's fortune is equivalent to 60 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.
Marie Besnier Beauvalot could buy 15,897,835 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 3 trucks to transport them. Although Marie Besnier Beauvalot will almost certainly have enough money left over to pay for the gas.
Biography
Dairy heiress Marie Besnier Beauvalot owns an estimated 21% of French dairy giant Lactalis, based in her family's ancestral hometown of Laval in western France.
Her grandfather founded the company in 1933, and her older brother Emmanuel now runs the firm as CEO and majority shareholder.
Lactalis sells $30 billion of products including President brie, Milkmaid yogurts and Valbreso Feta.
The biggest dairy producer in Europe, Lactalis continues to expand internationally in places like China and Southeast Asia.
Financial Assets
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Monthly wealth history
Fortune comparison
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