Steven Hao
Source of wealth: AI software
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The scale of their wealth
Health
The price of life
Let's compare Steven Hao's fortune with the healthcare spending of a massive country
Steven Hao could fund the entire healthcare system of DR Congo, with a population of over 105,800,000 people, for approximately 0.6 years.
But even if we compare their fortune with that of a rich country
On the other end, Steven Hao could cover the healthcare spending of Luxembourg, considered the most heavily funded healthcare system in the world, for 0.3 years.
Education
Buying the future
Let's also compare their fortune with education spending, first with a poor country
Steven Hao could cover the total cost of Nigeria's education system, the most populous country in Africa with over 243,000,000 inhabitants, for 0.4 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 Steven Hao could pay for it entirely for 0.5 years.
Research
The monopoly on progress
Coming full circle, we think it's also interesting to add another gigantic country
Steven Hao could fully fund the state research budget of Pakistan, the fifth most populous country in the world with over 260,000,000 inhabitants, for 2.2 years.
And of course, the country that invests the most per capita worldwide
But even if we compare the total wealth of Steven Hao 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 0.0 years.
Gold
Everyday luxuries
Steven Hao's fortune is equivalent to 9 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.
Steven Hao could buy 2,377,223 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 0 trucks to transport them. Although Steven Hao will almost certainly have enough money left over to pay for the gas.
Biography
Steven Hao is the CTO of Cognition, a vibe-coding startup that raised $400 million in September 2025, vaulting its worth to $10.2 billion.
Cognition is the maker of Devin, a coding agent used by businesses including Citibank and fintech Ramp.
Hao, along with cofounders Scott Wu and Walden Yan, are all gold medalist coders who met on the competitive circuit.
Before Cognition, Hao was a top engineer at Scale AI, the data labeling giant that sold nearly half its company to Meta.
Cognition is backed by blue chip investors including Founders Fund, Khosla Ventures and Bain Capital Ventures.
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