Stephen Rubin & family
Source of wealth: Sports apparel
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The scale of their wealth
Health
The price of life
Let's compare Stephen Rubin & family's fortune with the healthcare spending of a massive country
Stephen Rubin & family 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, Stephen Rubin & family 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
Stephen Rubin & family 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 Stephen Rubin & family 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
Stephen Rubin & family could fully fund the state research budget of Pakistan, the fifth most populous country in the world with over 260,000,000 inhabitants, for 3.0 years.
And of course, the country that invests the most per capita worldwide
But even if we compare the total wealth of Stephen Rubin & family 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
Stephen Rubin & family'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.
Stephen Rubin & family could buy 3,265,987 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 Stephen Rubin & family will almost certainly have enough money left over to pay for the gas.
Biography
Stephen Rubin is the chairman of Pentland Group, one of the U.K.'s largest sports apparel companies.
Rubin owns an estimated 49% of Pentland, which owns brands like Speedo and Berghaus and a majority stake in publicly-traded JD Sports Fashion.
His parents started Pentland in 1932 as a shoe wholesaler. In 1959, he joined the firm and a decade later, after his father died, took over as chair.
The company paid $77,500 for a 55% stake in Reebok USA in 1981, then offloaded the investment for $770 million in 1991.
Financial Assets
Monthly wealth history
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