The scale of their wealth
Health
The price of life
Let's compare Sergey Shishkarev's fortune with the healthcare spending of a massive country
Sergey Shishkarev could fund the entire healthcare system of DR Congo, with a population of over 105,800,000 people, for approximately 0.8 years.
But even if we compare their fortune with that of a rich country
On the other end, Sergey Shishkarev could cover the healthcare spending of Luxembourg, considered the most heavily funded healthcare system in the world, for 0.3 years.
Education
Buying the future
Let's also compare their fortune with education spending, first with a poor country
Sergey Shishkarev could cover the total cost of Nigeria's education system, the most populous country in Africa with over 243,000,000 inhabitants, for 0.5 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 Sergey Shishkarev could pay for it entirely for 0.7 years.
Research
The monopoly on progress
Coming full circle, we think it's also interesting to add another gigantic country
Sergey Shishkarev could fully fund the state research budget of Pakistan, the fifth most populous country in the world with over 260,000,000 inhabitants, for 2.9 years.
And of course, the country that invests the most per capita worldwide
But even if we compare the total wealth of Sergey Shishkarev 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.
Gold
Everyday luxuries
Sergey Shishkarev's fortune is equivalent to 12 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.
Sergey Shishkarev could buy 3,141,981 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 Sergey Shishkarev will almost certainly have enough money left over to pay for the gas.
Biography
Sergey Shishkarev is the founder Delo Group, one of Russia's largest transport and logistics companies, which he started in 1993.
Delo's core asset is DeloPorts, which owns several terminals in the Novorossiysk sea port.
In 2019, state-owned conglomerate Rosatom bought a 30% stake in Delo. Since then Shishkarev has made several mergers and acquisitions to expand the business.
Shishkarev started Delo as a logistics and port management company. It's since become a major domestic player in the transportation industry with interests in sea terminals, rail cars and ships.
In 2022 Delo acquired shipping company SASCO and a stake in Maersk's Global Ports, Russia's largest container operator.
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