Rupert Murdoch & family
Source of wealth: Newspapers, TV network
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The scale of their wealth
Health
The price of life
Let's compare Rupert Murdoch & family's fortune with the healthcare spending of a massive country
Rupert Murdoch & family could fund the entire healthcare system of DR Congo, with a population of over 105,800,000 people, for approximately 10.5 years.
But even if we compare their fortune with that of a rich country
On the other end, Rupert Murdoch & family could cover the healthcare spending of Luxembourg, considered the most heavily funded healthcare system in the world, for 4.7 years.
Education
Buying the future
Let's also compare their fortune with education spending, first with a poor country
Rupert Murdoch & family could cover the total cost of Nigeria's education system, the most populous country in Africa with over 243,000,000 inhabitants, for 6.9 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 Rupert Murdoch & family could pay for it entirely for 9.4 years.
Research
The monopoly on progress
Coming full circle, we think it's also interesting to add another gigantic country
Rupert Murdoch & 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 39.4 years.
And of course, the country that invests the most per capita worldwide
But even if we compare the total wealth of Rupert Murdoch & 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 0.9 years.
Gold
Everyday luxuries
Rupert Murdoch & family's fortune is equivalent to 160 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.
Rupert Murdoch & family could buy 42,767,333 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 8 trucks to transport them. Although Rupert Murdoch & family will almost certainly have enough money left over to pay for the gas.
Biography
Rupert Murdoch built a media empire that includes cable channel Fox News, The Times of London and The Wall Street Journal. He stepped down as chairman in September 2023.
Murdoch sold most of Fox's movie studio, FX, and National Geographic Networks and its stake in Star India to Disney for $71.3 billion in March 2019.
Murdoch's son, Lachlan, runs the new Fox, which consists of its broadcast, cable news, business and sports networks.
Though several of his companies are known for their conservative tilt, he initially urged Mike Bloomberg to run for president against Donald Trump.
A native of Australia, Murdoch inherited a newspaper at age 22 after his father, a former war correspondent, passed away.
Financial Assets
Monthly wealth history
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