Pavel Tykac
Source of wealth: Coal mines
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The scale of their wealth
Health
The price of life
Let's compare Pavel Tykac's fortune with the healthcare spending of a massive country
Pavel Tykac could fund the entire healthcare system of DR Congo, with a population of over 105,800,000 people, for approximately 4.0 years.
But even if we compare their fortune with that of a rich country
On the other end, Pavel Tykac could cover the healthcare spending of Luxembourg, considered the most heavily funded healthcare system in the world, for 1.8 years.
Education
Buying the future
Let's also compare their fortune with education spending, first with a poor country
Pavel Tykac could cover the total cost of Nigeria's education system, the most populous country in Africa with over 243,000,000 inhabitants, for 2.6 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 Tykac could pay for it entirely for 3.6 years.
Research
The monopoly on progress
Coming full circle, we think it's also interesting to add another gigantic country
Pavel Tykac could fully fund the state research budget of Pakistan, the fifth most populous country in the world with over 260,000,000 inhabitants, for 15.0 years.
And of course, the country that invests the most per capita worldwide
But even if we compare the total wealth of Pavel Tykac 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 0.3 years.
Gold
Everyday luxuries
Pavel Tykac's fortune is equivalent to 61 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 Tykac could buy 16,280,054 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 3 trucks to transport them. Although Pavel Tykac will almost certainly have enough money left over to pay for the gas.
Biography
Coal, energy and real estate investor Pavel Tykac began as a computer distributor in the early 1990, plowing profits into a small regional bank.
In 1992 he and four colleagues cofounded Motoinvest, which specialized in hostile takeovers during the Czech Republic's privatization program.
His largest assets are two Czech coal mining firms and a power plant that he owns through Lichtenstein-based Sev.en Energy Group.
In 2019, Sev.en Energy purchased a 50% stake in InterGen, which operates power plants in the United Kingdom and Australia.
Financial Assets
Monthly wealth history
Fortune comparison
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