Russell Savage
Source of wealth: Energy drinks
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The scale of their wealth
Health
The price of life
Let's compare Russell Savage's fortune with the healthcare spending of a massive country
Russell Savage could fund the entire healthcare system of DR Congo, with a population of over 105,800,000 people, for approximately 2.4 years.
But even if we compare their fortune with that of a rich country
On the other end, Russell Savage could cover the healthcare spending of Luxembourg, considered the most heavily funded healthcare system in the world, for 1.1 years.
Education
Buying the future
Let's also compare their fortune with education spending, first with a poor country
Russell Savage could cover the total cost of Nigeria's education system, the most populous country in Africa with over 243,000,000 inhabitants, for 1.6 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 Russell Savage could pay for it entirely for 2.2 years.
Research
The monopoly on progress
Coming full circle, we think it's also interesting to add another gigantic country
Russell Savage could fully fund the state research budget of Pakistan, the fifth most populous country in the world with over 260,000,000 inhabitants, for 9.1 years.
And of course, the country that invests the most per capita worldwide
But even if we compare the total wealth of Russell Savage 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
Russell Savage's fortune is equivalent to 37 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.
Russell Savage could buy 9,883,760 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 Russell Savage will almost certainly have enough money left over to pay for the gas.
Biography
Russ Savage founded energy drink company Rockstar in 2001.
Savage sold Rockstar to PepsiCo in 2020, in a deal worth more than $4 billion.
Formerly known as Russ Weiner, he changed his name in 2025 to Russ Savage in honor of his father, right-wing talk-radio star Michael Savage.
He got his start in the late 1990s, when he ran for California State Assembly. Though he lost the race, he caught the eye of his father's friend, Skyy Vodka founder Maurice Kanbar, who quickly hired him.
When Kanbar rejected Savage's idea for an energy drink, he quit and launched Rockstar using a $50,000 mortgage on his Sausalito, Calif. condo.
Financial Assets
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