Reid Hoffman
Source of wealth: LinkedIn
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The scale of their wealth
Health
The price of life
Let's compare Reid Hoffman's fortune with the healthcare spending of a massive country
Reid Hoffman could fund the entire healthcare system of DR Congo, with a population of over 105,800,000 people, for approximately 1.2 years.
But even if we compare their fortune with that of a rich country
On the other end, Reid Hoffman could cover the healthcare spending of Luxembourg, considered the most heavily funded healthcare system in the world, for 0.5 years.
Education
Buying the future
Let's also compare their fortune with education spending, first with a poor country
Reid Hoffman could cover the total cost of Nigeria's education system, the most populous country in Africa with over 243,000,000 inhabitants, for 0.8 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 Reid Hoffman could pay for it entirely for 1.1 years.
Research
The monopoly on progress
Coming full circle, we think it's also interesting to add another gigantic country
Reid Hoffman could fully fund the state research budget of Pakistan, the fifth most populous country in the world with over 260,000,000 inhabitants, for 4.5 years.
And of course, the country that invests the most per capita worldwide
But even if we compare the total wealth of Reid Hoffman 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
Reid Hoffman's fortune is equivalent to 18 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.
Reid Hoffman could buy 4,907,849 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 Reid Hoffman will almost certainly have enough money left over to pay for the gas.
Biography
Reid Hoffman cofounded professional networking site LinkedIn in 2003 and is a partner at venture capital firm Greylock Partners.
In 2016, Hoffman sold LinkedIn to Microsoft for $26.2 billion in cash and joined Microsoft's board.
He is an investor in Airbnb, which went public in 2020, and autonomous driving pioneer Aurora, which acquired Uber's self-driving unit.
Hoffman is part of the so-called "PayPal Mafia," and was one of the first employees at the payment company that was later sold to eBay.
Before PayPal, Hoffman created the (failed) dating site SocialNet, which some regard as the first online social network.
He has put more than $1.5 billion into impact investments through charitable entities like donor-advised funds. Forbes excludes this sum from his fortune.
Financial Assets
Monthly wealth history
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