Pavel Durov
Source of wealth: Messaging app
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The scale of their wealth
Health
The price of life
Let's compare Pavel Durov's fortune with the healthcare spending of a massive country
Pavel Durov could fund the entire healthcare system of DR Congo, with a population of over 105,800,000 people, for approximately 3.0 years.
But even if we compare their fortune with that of a rich country
On the other end, Pavel Durov could cover the healthcare spending of Luxembourg, considered the most heavily funded healthcare system in the world, for 1.3 years.
Education
Buying the future
Let's also compare their fortune with education spending, first with a poor country
Pavel Durov could cover the total cost of Nigeria's education system, the most populous country in Africa with over 243,000,000 inhabitants, for 1.9 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 Pavel Durov could pay for it entirely for 2.6 years.
Research
The monopoly on progress
Coming full circle, we think it's also interesting to add another gigantic country
Pavel Durov could fully fund the state research budget of Pakistan, the fifth most populous country in the world with over 260,000,000 inhabitants, for 11.1 years.
And of course, the country that invests the most per capita worldwide
But even if we compare the total wealth of Pavel Durov 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
Pavel Durov's fortune is equivalent to 45 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.
Pavel Durov could buy 12,105,549 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 2 trucks to transport them. Although Pavel Durov will almost certainly have enough money left over to pay for the gas.
Biography
Pavel Durov is the founder and owner of messaging app Telegram, which has more than 1 billion monthly active users worldwide.
Telegram, which is free to use, competes with messaging apps like Facebook's WhatsApp.
Durov left Russia after refusing to cooperate with the secret service and provide encrypted data of his first social network's users. Telegram was banned in Russia from 2018 to 2021.
Durov became a French citizen in 2021 but lives in Dubai.
Durov, who has six children between three ex-girlfriends, claims to have donated sperm that fathered 100 children in 12 countries.
Financial Assets
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