Shapoor Mistry
Source of wealth: Diversified
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The scale of their wealth
Health
The price of life
Let's compare Shapoor Mistry's fortune with the healthcare spending of a massive country
Shapoor Mistry could fund the entire healthcare system of DR Congo, with a population of over 105,800,000 people, for approximately 2.5 years.
But even if we compare their fortune with that of a rich country
On the other end, Shapoor Mistry 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
Shapoor Mistry 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 Shapoor Mistry 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
Shapoor Mistry could fully fund the state research budget of Pakistan, the fifth most populous country in the world with over 260,000,000 inhabitants, for 9.2 years.
And of course, the country that invests the most per capita worldwide
But even if we compare the total wealth of Shapoor Mistry 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
Shapoor Mistry's fortune is equivalent to 38 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.
Shapoor Mistry could buy 10,035,783 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 Shapoor Mistry will almost certainly have enough money left over to pay for the gas.
Biography
Shapoor Mistry controls the 160-year-old engineering and construction giant Shapoorji Pallonji Group.
His late brother Cyrus was chairman of Tata Sons for four years until October 2016, when he was ousted.
The family's biggest asset is an 18.4% stake in Tata Sons, holding outfit of the $180 billion (revenue) Tata Group.
Mistry suffered a double loss in 2022: his father and group patriarch Pallonji Mistry died in June. Three months later his younger brother Cyrus Mistry died in a car crash at age 54.
Shapoor and Cyrus were jointly working to restructure the debt-laden family business by selling key assets.
Financial Assets
Monthly wealth history
Fortune comparison
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