Solina Chau

Source of wealth: Investments

64 years female Finance & Investments 🇭🇰 HK

Net Worth

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The scale of their wealth

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Health

The price of life

Let's compare Solina Chau's fortune with the healthcare spending of a massive country

Solina Chau could fund the entire healthcare system of DR Congo, with a population of over 105,800,000 people, for approximately 1.0 years.

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

On the other end, Solina Chau could cover the healthcare spending of Luxembourg, considered the most heavily funded healthcare system in the world, for 0.4 years.

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Education

Buying the future

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

Solina Chau could cover the total cost of Nigeria's education system, the most populous country in Africa with over 243,000,000 inhabitants, for 0.6 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 Solina Chau could pay for it entirely for 0.9 years.

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Research

The monopoly on progress

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

Solina Chau could fully fund the state research budget of Pakistan, the fifth most populous country in the world with over 260,000,000 inhabitants, for 3.6 years.

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

But even if we compare the total wealth of Solina Chau 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

Solina Chau's fortune is equivalent to 15 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 $549.34.

Solina Chau could buy 3,943,608 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 Solina Chau will almost certainly have enough money left over to pay for the gas.

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Biography

Solina Chau, also known as Chau Hoi Shuen, runs Horizons Ventures, a venture capital firm that backs disruptive tech startups.

It was among the earliest investors in Facebook, Spotify, Zoom and U.S. energy drink maker Celsius Holdings.

Chau cofounded Horizons in 2002 with her longtime business partner, Debbie Chang Pui Vee, who is a cousin of Hong Kong shipping tycoon Tung Chee Hwa.

Chau has amassed a fortune from her stakes such as in Celsius Holdings, Zoom and Canada's Well Health Technologies.

The long-time companion of Hong Kong billionaire Li Ka-shing, Chau invests some of Li's fortune and is a director at his Li Ka Shing Foundation. She also runs her own H.S. Chau Foundation.