Robert Toennies
Source of wealth: Meat processing
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The scale of their wealth
Health
The price of life
Let's compare Robert Toennies's fortune with the healthcare spending of a massive country
Robert Toennies could fund the entire healthcare system of DR Congo, with a population of over 105,800,000 people, for approximately 0.6 years.
But even if we compare their fortune with that of a rich country
On the other end, Robert Toennies could cover the healthcare spending of Luxembourg, considered the most heavily funded healthcare system in the world, for 0.2 years.
Education
Buying the future
Let's also compare their fortune with education spending, first with a poor country
Robert Toennies could cover the total cost of Nigeria's education system, the most populous country in Africa with over 243,000,000 inhabitants, for 0.4 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 Robert Toennies could pay for it entirely for 0.5 years.
Research
The monopoly on progress
Coming full circle, we think it's also interesting to add another gigantic country
Robert Toennies could fully fund the state research budget of Pakistan, the fifth most populous country in the world with over 260,000,000 inhabitants, for 2.1 years.
And of course, the country that invests the most per capita worldwide
But even if we compare the total wealth of Robert Toennies 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 0.0 years.
Gold
Everyday luxuries
Robert Toennies's fortune is equivalent to 8 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.
Robert Toennies could buy 2,245,914 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 0 trucks to transport them. Although Robert Toennies will almost certainly have enough money left over to pay for the gas.
Biography
Robert Toennies owns 50% of German food industry giant Toennies Lebensmittel, with annual revenue of around $6 billion.
Operating meat, convenience, ingredients and logistics divisions, the company specializes in pig, sow and beef cattle slaughtering and processing.
Robert's father, Bernd, and uncle, Clemens, cofounded Toennies Lebensmittel in 1971. It employs more than 15,000 people in Germany and Denmark.
Bernd died in 1994, at age 42. Robert inherited his stake and now serves on the board of advisors of the holding company.
Clemens and his son Maximilian own the other 50% of Toennies Lebensmittel.
Financial Assets
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