The scale of their wealth
Health
The price of life
Let's compare Norbert Dentressangle & family's fortune with the healthcare spending of a massive country
Norbert Dentressangle & family could fund the entire healthcare system of DR Congo, with a population of over 105,800,000 people, for approximately 1.8 years.
But even if we compare their fortune with that of a rich country
On the other end, Norbert Dentressangle & family could cover the healthcare spending of Luxembourg, considered the most heavily funded healthcare system in the world, for 0.8 years.
Education
Buying the future
Let's also compare their fortune with education spending, first with a poor country
Norbert Dentressangle & family could cover the total cost of Nigeria's education system, the most populous country in Africa with over 243,000,000 inhabitants, for 1.2 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 Norbert Dentressangle & family could pay for it entirely for 1.6 years.
Research
The monopoly on progress
Coming full circle, we think it's also interesting to add another gigantic country
Norbert Dentressangle & 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 6.7 years.
And of course, the country that invests the most per capita worldwide
But even if we compare the total wealth of Norbert Dentressangle & 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
Norbert Dentressangle & family's fortune is equivalent to 27 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.
Norbert Dentressangle & family could buy 7,235,856 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 Norbert Dentressangle & family will almost certainly have enough money left over to pay for the gas.
Biography
Norbert Dentressangle sold his eponymous transportation and logistics company to XPO Logistics for $3.53 billion in June 2015.
He founded Norbert Dentressangle SA in 1979 and grew it into a European industry leader with $5.5 billion in revenues and more than 43,000 employees.
Now he focuses on real estate, industrial ventures and other investments through his family-owned holding company, Dentressangle Initiatives.
In 2017, he was part of a group of investors who acquired 70% of Kiloutou, the fourth largest construction rental company in Europe.
The low-profile billionaire lives with his family in Lyon, France.
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