Steve Lavin & family
Source of wealth: Meat processing
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The scale of their wealth
Health
The price of life
Let's compare Steve Lavin & family's fortune with the healthcare spending of a massive country
Steve Lavin & family could fund the entire healthcare system of DR Congo, with a population of over 105,800,000 people, for approximately 2.8 years.
But even if we compare their fortune with that of a rich country
On the other end, Steve Lavin & family could cover the healthcare spending of Luxembourg, considered the most heavily funded healthcare system in the world, for 1.2 years.
Education
Buying the future
Let's also compare their fortune with education spending, first with a poor country
Steve Lavin & family could cover the total cost of Nigeria's education system, the most populous country in Africa with over 243,000,000 inhabitants, for 1.8 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 Steve Lavin & family could pay for it entirely for 2.5 years.
Research
The monopoly on progress
Coming full circle, we think it's also interesting to add another gigantic country
Steve Lavin & 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 10.5 years.
And of course, the country that invests the most per capita worldwide
But even if we compare the total wealth of Steve Lavin & 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 0.2 years.
Gold
Everyday luxuries
Steve Lavin & family's fortune is equivalent to 43 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.
Steve Lavin & family could buy 11,452,727 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 Steve Lavin & family will almost certainly have enough money left over to pay for the gas.
Biography
Steve Lavin chairs OSI Group, one of the world's biggest food processing companies.
A lawyer by training, Lavin took control of the business after the death of his father, Sheldon Lavin, in 2023.
OSI began stamping McDonald's burgers in 1955, on a handshake deal with Ray Kroc, and is still a major supplier to the Golden Arches.
The $7.9 billion (est. sales) company has also churned out DiGiorno frozen pizzas for Nestlé; steak, carnitas, barbacoa, sofritas, beans and salsas for Chipotle and Oscar Mayer wieners for Kraft.
OSI's vast global network now spans 65 plants across 18 countries.
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