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Sam Gance

Source of wealth: pharmacies

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The scale of their wealth

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Health

The price of life

Let's compare Sam Gance's fortune with the healthcare spending of a massive country

Sam Gance could fund the entire healthcare system of DR Congo, with a population of over 105,800,000 people, for approximately 1.5 years.

But even if we compare their fortune with that of a rich country

On the other end, Sam Gance could cover the healthcare spending of Luxembourg, considered the most heavily funded healthcare system in the world, for 0.7 years.

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Education

Buying the future

Let's also compare their fortune with education spending, first with a poor country

Sam Gance could cover the total cost of Nigeria's education system, the most populous country in Africa with over 243,000,000 inhabitants, for 1.0 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 Sam Gance could pay for it entirely for 1.3 years.

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Research

The monopoly on progress

Coming full circle, we think it's also interesting to add another gigantic country

Sam Gance could fully fund the state research budget of Pakistan, the fifth most populous country in the world with over 260,000,000 inhabitants, for 5.6 years.

And of course, the country that invests the most per capita worldwide

But even if we compare the total wealth of Sam Gance 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 0.1 years.

While billions of people struggle to access basic healthcare, education, and research, a single individual could fund entire national systems for centuries.

Gold

Everyday luxuries

Gold bar

Sam Gance's fortune is equivalent to 23 tons of gold. It's hard to process, since we don't usually keep a handful of gold bars in our piggy banks.

Gold rings

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.

Sam Gance could buy 6,091,836 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 1 trucks to transport them. Although Sam Gance will almost certainly have enough money left over to pay for the gas.

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Biography

Sam Gance started his first pharmacy in 1972 with his brother Jack Gance.

He went on to acquire a stake in the Chemist Warehouse pharmacy chain that Jack cofounded with Mario Verrocchi in 1995 with five pharmacies.

Today Chemist Warehouse has annual revenue of A$3.3 billion and over 600 outlets across Australia, China, Dubai, Ireland and New Zealand.

Chemist Warehouse dropped its plan for an IPO opting for a merger with ASX-listed Sigma Healthcare, which was completed in February 2025.

Financial Assets

Exchange
ASX
Ticker
SIG-AU
Company
Sigma Healthcare

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