Richard Peery
Source of wealth: Real estate
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The scale of their wealth
Health
The price of life
Let's compare Richard Peery's fortune with the healthcare spending of a massive country
Richard Peery could fund the entire healthcare system of DR Congo, with a population of over 105,800,000 people, for approximately 1.5 years.
But even if we compare their fortune with that of a rich country
On the other end, Richard Peery could cover the healthcare spending of Luxembourg, considered the most heavily funded healthcare system in the world, for 0.7 years.
Education
Buying the future
Let's also compare their fortune with education spending, first with a poor country
Richard Peery could cover the total cost of Nigeria's education system, the most populous country in Africa with over 243,000,000 inhabitants, for 1.0 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 Richard Peery could pay for it entirely for 1.3 years.
Research
The monopoly on progress
Coming full circle, we think it's also interesting to add another gigantic country
Richard Peery could fully fund the state research budget of Pakistan, the fifth most populous country in the world with over 260,000,000 inhabitants, for 5.6 years.
And of course, the country that invests the most per capita worldwide
But even if we compare the total wealth of Richard Peery 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
Richard Peery's fortune is equivalent to 23 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.
Richard Peery could buy 6,129,835 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 Richard Peery will almost certainly have enough money left over to pay for the gas.
Biography
Early Silicon Valley property baron Richard "Dick" Peery partnered with John Arrillaga, buying farmland in the 1960s and turning it into office parks.
Peery's longtime business partner since the 1960s, Arrillaga died in early 2022.
In 2006 Peery and Arrillaga sold many of their buildings for $1.1 billion.
Peery, who dropped out of the Stanford MBA program, had gained early experience managing his father's small property portfolio.
His son Dave runs the Peery Foundation, whose grantees include both Bay Area and international nonprofit groups.
Financial Assets
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Monthly wealth history
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