Patrick Collison
Source of wealth: Payment software
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The scale of their wealth
Health
The price of life
Let's compare Patrick Collison's fortune with the healthcare spending of a massive country
Patrick Collison could fund the entire healthcare system of DR Congo, with a population of over 105,800,000 people, for approximately 7.9 years.
But even if we compare their fortune with that of a rich country
On the other end, Patrick Collison could cover the healthcare spending of Luxembourg, considered the most heavily funded healthcare system in the world, for 3.5 years.
Education
Buying the future
Let's also compare their fortune with education spending, first with a poor country
Patrick Collison could cover the total cost of Nigeria's education system, the most populous country in Africa with over 243,000,000 inhabitants, for 5.1 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 Patrick Collison could pay for it entirely for 7.0 years.
Research
The monopoly on progress
Coming full circle, we think it's also interesting to add another gigantic country
Patrick Collison could fully fund the state research budget of Pakistan, the fifth most populous country in the world with over 260,000,000 inhabitants, for 29.4 years.
And of course, the country that invests the most per capita worldwide
But even if we compare the total wealth of Patrick Collison 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 0.7 years.
Gold
Everyday luxuries
Patrick Collison's fortune is equivalent to 120 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.
Patrick Collison could buy 31,982,787 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 6 trucks to transport them. Although Patrick Collison will almost certainly have enough money left over to pay for the gas.
Biography
Patrick Collison is the cofounder and CEO of Stripe, a company that lets businesses and individuals accept payments over the internet.
Private investors valued Stripe at $159 billion in February 2026.
Patrick and his brother John hatched the idea for Stripe while both were in college in Cambridge at MIT.
Patrick handles engineering and serves as the public face of the company.
An avid reader, Collison keeps hundreds of books on his shelves on topics including physics, feminism and literary criticism.
Financial Assets
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