Prasanna Sankar
Source of wealth: software
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The scale of their wealth
Health
The price of life
Let's compare Prasanna Sankar's fortune with the healthcare spending of a massive country
Prasanna Sankar could fund the entire healthcare system of DR Congo, with a population of over 105,800,000 people, for approximately 0.7 years.
But even if we compare their fortune with that of a rich country
On the other end, Prasanna Sankar could cover the healthcare spending of Luxembourg, considered the most heavily funded healthcare system in the world, for 0.3 years.
Education
Buying the future
Let's also compare their fortune with education spending, first with a poor country
Prasanna Sankar could cover the total cost of Nigeria's education system, the most populous country in Africa with over 243,000,000 inhabitants, for 0.4 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 Prasanna Sankar could pay for it entirely for 0.6 years.
Research
The monopoly on progress
Coming full circle, we think it's also interesting to add another gigantic country
Prasanna Sankar could fully fund the state research budget of Pakistan, the fifth most populous country in the world with over 260,000,000 inhabitants, for 2.5 years.
And of course, the country that invests the most per capita worldwide
But even if we compare the total wealth of Prasanna Sankar 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 0.1 years.
Gold
Everyday luxuries
Prasanna Sankar's fortune is equivalent to 10 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.
Prasanna Sankar could buy 2,742,949 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 0 trucks to transport them. Although Prasanna Sankar will almost certainly have enough money left over to pay for the gas.
Biography
Prasanna Sankar cofounded human resources software startup Rippling with fellow billionaire Parker Conrad in 2016.
Sankar owns an estimated 9% of the company, which private investors valued at $16.8 billion in May 2025.
Before cofounding Rippling, Sankar served as director of engineering at another human resources software startup Zenefits, which Conrad founded in 2013.
Sankar served as chief technology officer of Rippling until 2020, before leaving to found 0xPPL, which he describes as a decentralized social network for crypto natives, in 2023.
Born in India, Sankar studied computer science at the National Institute of Technology in Tiruchirappalli. He now lives in Singapore.
Financial Assets
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