Sundar Pichai
Source of wealth: Alphabet
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The scale of their wealth
Health
The price of life
Let's compare Sundar Pichai's fortune with the healthcare spending of a massive country
Sundar Pichai 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, Sundar Pichai 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
Sundar Pichai 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 Sundar Pichai 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
Sundar Pichai 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 Sundar Pichai 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
Sundar Pichai'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.
Sundar Pichai could buy 3,219,067 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 Sundar Pichai will almost certainly have enough money left over to pay for the gas.
Biography
Sundar Pichai is CEO of Google parent Alphabet, a position he has held since 2019, when he was tapped to replace Google cofounder Larry Page.
Pichai has worked at Google since 2004, reportedly interviewing for the job the same day Google launched Gmail. He became Google's CEO in 2015.
He holds around 0.02% of Alphabet and has sold more than $500 million worth of shares, before taxes.
Born in Chennai, India, Pichai grew up with limited access to technology but was always interested in how it can create community.
He said that in 1993, his father spent a year's salary on a plane ticket to California so Sundar could attend Stanford.
Financial Assets
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