Stephane Courbit
Source of wealth: Entertainment
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The scale of their wealth
Health
The price of life
Let's compare Stephane Courbit's fortune with the healthcare spending of a massive country
Stephane Courbit could fund the entire healthcare system of DR Congo, with a population of over 105,800,000 people, for approximately 0.9 years.
But even if we compare their fortune with that of a rich country
On the other end, Stephane Courbit could cover the healthcare spending of Luxembourg, considered the most heavily funded healthcare system in the world, for 0.4 years.
Education
Buying the future
Let's also compare their fortune with education spending, first with a poor country
Stephane Courbit 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 Stephane Courbit could pay for it entirely for 0.8 years.
Research
The monopoly on progress
Coming full circle, we think it's also interesting to add another gigantic country
Stephane Courbit could fully fund the state research budget of Pakistan, the fifth most populous country in the world with over 260,000,000 inhabitants, for 3.4 years.
And of course, the country that invests the most per capita worldwide
But even if we compare the total wealth of Stephane Courbit 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
Stephane Courbit's fortune is equivalent to 14 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.
Stephane Courbit could buy 3,690,294 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 Stephane Courbit will almost certainly have enough money left over to pay for the gas.
Biography
Stephane Courbit is the chairman of Banijay Group, an independent production and distribution firm.
Courbit owns a 45% stake in the publicly traded company, whose 170,000+ hours of programming including Survivor and Peaky Blinders.
He started his career at production studio Coyote and then in 1994 formed his own production company with TV host Arthur
Four years later, billionaire John de Mol's Endemol merged that outfit to form Endemol France, which Courbit ran as CEO.
After leaving in 2007, Courbit set up privately held LOV Group, through which he operates Airelles, a collection of 7 boutique hotels including 3 palaces.
Through LOV, he also owns 740 acres of vineyards and olive trees plus Macaron maker Laduree.
Financial Assets
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