Riley Bechtel & family
Source of wealth: Engineering, construction
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The scale of their wealth
Health
The price of life
Let's compare Riley Bechtel & family's fortune with the healthcare spending of a massive country
Riley Bechtel & family could fund the entire healthcare system of DR Congo, with a population of over 105,800,000 people, for approximately 5.5 years.
But even if we compare their fortune with that of a rich country
On the other end, Riley Bechtel & family could cover the healthcare spending of Luxembourg, considered the most heavily funded healthcare system in the world, for 2.4 years.
Education
Buying the future
Let's also compare their fortune with education spending, first with a poor country
Riley Bechtel & family could cover the total cost of Nigeria's education system, the most populous country in Africa with over 243,000,000 inhabitants, for 3.6 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 Riley Bechtel & family could pay for it entirely for 4.9 years.
Research
The monopoly on progress
Coming full circle, we think it's also interesting to add another gigantic country
Riley Bechtel & family could fully fund the state research budget of Pakistan, the fifth most populous country in the world with over 260,000,000 inhabitants, for 20.7 years.
And of course, the country that invests the most per capita worldwide
But even if we compare the total wealth of Riley Bechtel & family 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 0.5 years.
Gold
Everyday luxuries
Riley Bechtel & family's fortune is equivalent to 84 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.
Riley Bechtel & family could buy 22,441,178 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 4 trucks to transport them. Although Riley Bechtel & family will almost certainly have enough money left over to pay for the gas.
Biography
Riley Bechtel ran Bechtel, his family's construction and engineering firm, from 1990 to 2014.
He stepped down as CEO in 2014 after being diagnosed with Parkinson's disease.
His son Brendan is the current chairman and CEO and the fifth generation to run the company.
Together, Riley, his siblings and their children hold an estimated 40% stake in Bechtel.
Bechtel is the company behind projects such as the Hoover Dam and San Francisco's Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) system.
Financial Assets
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Monthly wealth history
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