Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Alsaud
Source of wealth: investments
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The scale of their wealth
Health
The price of life
Let's compare Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Alsaud's fortune with the healthcare spending of a massive country
Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Alsaud could fund the entire healthcare system of DR Congo, with a population of over 105,800,000 people, for approximately 9.7 years.
But even if we compare their fortune with that of a rich country
On the other end, Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Alsaud could cover the healthcare spending of Luxembourg, considered the most heavily funded healthcare system in the world, for 4.3 years.
Education
Buying the future
Let's also compare their fortune with education spending, first with a poor country
Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Alsaud could cover the total cost of Nigeria's education system, the most populous country in Africa with over 243,000,000 inhabitants, for 6.4 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 Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Alsaud could pay for it entirely for 8.7 years.
Research
The monopoly on progress
Coming full circle, we think it's also interesting to add another gigantic country
Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Alsaud could fully fund the state research budget of Pakistan, the fifth most populous country in the world with over 260,000,000 inhabitants, for 36.5 years.
And of course, the country that invests the most per capita worldwide
But even if we compare the total wealth of Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Alsaud 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 0.8 years.
Gold
Everyday luxuries
Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Alsaud's fortune is equivalent to 149 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.
Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Alsaud could buy 39,605,179 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 7 trucks to transport them. Although Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Alsaud will almost certainly have enough money left over to pay for the gas.
Biography
Saudi investor Prince Alwaleed bin Talal owns stakes in a number of high profile companies like the Four Seasons hotel chain via Saudi-listed Kingdom Holding.
Kingdom Holding announced in 2022 that the Saudi government Public Investment Fund bought a nearly 16.9% stake from Alwaleed for $1.6 billion.
Personally and through Kingdom Holding, Alwaleed has invested in both X (formerly Twitter) and Elon Musk's related firm, xAI.
Outside of Kingdom Holding, he owns real estate in Saudi Arabia, Arabic-language movie and music firm Rotana and an estimated 1.5% stake in social media firm Snap.
Forbes dropped Alwaleed and other Saudi billionaires from the list in 2018 following the 2017 months-long detainment of Alwaleed and others by the Saudi government.
In 2025, Forbes decided to include Alwaleed and other Saudis on the annual billionaires list again.
Financial Assets
Monthly wealth history
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