Paul-Heinz Wesjohann & family
Source of wealth: Chicken processing
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The scale of their wealth
Health
The price of life
Let's compare Paul-Heinz Wesjohann & family's fortune with the healthcare spending of a massive country
Paul-Heinz Wesjohann & 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, Paul-Heinz Wesjohann & 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
Paul-Heinz Wesjohann & 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 Paul-Heinz Wesjohann & 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
Paul-Heinz Wesjohann & 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 6.8 years.
And of course, the country that invests the most per capita worldwide
But even if we compare the total wealth of Paul-Heinz Wesjohann & 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 0.2 years.
Gold
Everyday luxuries
Paul-Heinz Wesjohann & family's fortune is equivalent to 28 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.
Paul-Heinz Wesjohann & family could buy 7,407,685 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 Paul-Heinz Wesjohann & family will almost certainly have enough money left over to pay for the gas.
Biography
Paul-Heinz Wesjohann is the chairman and namesake of Germany-based PHW Group, with more than $4 billion in annual sales.
PHW is the owner of Wiesenhof, which is the largest poultry processor in Germany. Overall the group employs 7,000 across Europe.
The firm also manufactures plant-based products for brands including Beyond Meat and Livekindly in Europe.
PHW Group was founded in 1999, when Wesjohann and his brother Erich decided to split up their family chicken company, originally dating to 1932.
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