Rick Caruso
Source of wealth: Real estate
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The scale of their wealth
Health
The price of life
Let's compare Rick Caruso's fortune with the healthcare spending of a massive country
Rick Caruso could fund the entire healthcare system of DR Congo, with a population of over 105,800,000 people, for approximately 2.7 years.
But even if we compare their fortune with that of a rich country
On the other end, Rick Caruso could cover the healthcare spending of Luxembourg, considered the most heavily funded healthcare system in the world, for 1.2 years.
Education
Buying the future
Let's also compare their fortune with education spending, first with a poor country
Rick Caruso could cover the total cost of Nigeria's education system, the most populous country in Africa with over 243,000,000 inhabitants, for 1.7 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 Rick Caruso could pay for it entirely for 2.4 years.
Research
The monopoly on progress
Coming full circle, we think it's also interesting to add another gigantic country
Rick Caruso could fully fund the state research budget of Pakistan, the fifth most populous country in the world with over 260,000,000 inhabitants, for 10.0 years.
And of course, the country that invests the most per capita worldwide
But even if we compare the total wealth of Rick Caruso 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 0.2 years.
Gold
Everyday luxuries
Rick Caruso's fortune is equivalent to 41 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.
Rick Caruso could buy 10,821,337 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 2 trucks to transport them. Although Rick Caruso will almost certainly have enough money left over to pay for the gas.
Biography
Rick Caruso is a Los Angeles real estate developer who has built some of the country's most successful shopping centers.
Caruso ran for mayor of Los Angeles in 2022 and advanced to the run-off, where he lost to former Democratic Rep. Karen Bass.
Three of Caruso's retail centers--The Grove, The Americana and Palisades Village--rank among the 15 largest in the country in sales per square foot.
The grandson of Italian immigrants, Caruso opened a retail center in 1992 and has more recently expanded into residential, office and hospitality.
In 2020, Caruso served on both White House and state-level task forces on how to safely reopen the economy after Covid-19.
In February 2025, he launched the nonprofit Steadfast LA with other business and community leaders to help rebuild areas destroyed by the 2025 Los Angeles wildfires.
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