Pansy Ho
Source of wealth: Casinos
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The scale of their wealth
Health
The price of life
Let's compare Pansy Ho's fortune with the healthcare spending of a massive country
Pansy Ho could fund the entire healthcare system of DR Congo, with a population of over 105,800,000 people, for approximately 1.9 years.
But even if we compare their fortune with that of a rich country
On the other end, Pansy Ho could cover the healthcare spending of Luxembourg, considered the most heavily funded healthcare system in the world, for 0.9 years.
Education
Buying the future
Let's also compare their fortune with education spending, first with a poor country
Pansy Ho could cover the total cost of Nigeria's education system, the most populous country in Africa with over 243,000,000 inhabitants, for 1.3 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 Pansy Ho could pay for it entirely for 1.7 years.
Research
The monopoly on progress
Coming full circle, we think it's also interesting to add another gigantic country
Pansy Ho could fully fund the state research budget of Pakistan, the fifth most populous country in the world with over 260,000,000 inhabitants, for 7.2 years.
And of course, the country that invests the most per capita worldwide
But even if we compare the total wealth of Pansy Ho 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 0.2 years.
Gold
Everyday luxuries
Pansy Ho's fortune is equivalent to 29 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.
Pansy Ho could buy 7,864,640 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 Pansy Ho will almost certainly have enough money left over to pay for the gas.
Biography
Pansy Ho is the chairman of Shun Tak Holdings, a property developer in Hong Kong and Macau that runs ferries between them and operates hotels.
Shun Tak Holdings was founded by her father, legendary Macau gaming kingpin Stanley Ho, who died in 2020.
Ho also has stakes in Macau casino operators MGM China Holdings and her late father's SJM Holdings.
She cleared more than $1.5 billion from MGM China's 2011 IPO.
In 2010, New Jersey state gaming authorities judged Ho an "unsuitable" partner and ordered MGM to sell out of Atlantic City's hotel-casino Borgata. It allowed MGM to re-enter the Atlantic City market after Ho cut her stake.
Financial Assets
Monthly wealth history
Fortune comparison
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