Thierry Dassault
Source of wealth: Diversified
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The scale of their wealth
Health
The price of life
Let's compare Thierry Dassault's fortune with the healthcare spending of a massive country
Thierry Dassault could fund the entire healthcare system of DR Congo, with a population of over 105,800,000 people, for approximately 3.6 years.
But even if we compare their fortune with that of a rich country
On the other end, Thierry Dassault could cover the healthcare spending of Luxembourg, considered the most heavily funded healthcare system in the world, for 1.6 years.
Education
Buying the future
Let's also compare their fortune with education spending, first with a poor country
Thierry Dassault could cover the total cost of Nigeria's education system, the most populous country in Africa with over 243,000,000 inhabitants, for 2.4 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 Thierry Dassault could pay for it entirely for 3.2 years.
Research
The monopoly on progress
Coming full circle, we think it's also interesting to add another gigantic country
Thierry Dassault could fully fund the state research budget of Pakistan, the fifth most populous country in the world with over 260,000,000 inhabitants, for 13.5 years.
And of course, the country that invests the most per capita worldwide
But even if we compare the total wealth of Thierry Dassault 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 0.3 years.
Gold
Everyday luxuries
Thierry Dassault's fortune is equivalent to 55 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.
Thierry Dassault could buy 14,687,584 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 3 trucks to transport them. Although Thierry Dassault will almost certainly have enough money left over to pay for the gas.
Biography
Thierry Dassault is an heir to the Dassault aerospace and software fortune, which he inherited along with his siblings when her father Serge Dassault died in 2018.
In 2019, he succeeded sister Marie-Hélène Habert as the supervisory board president of family-controlled aerospace and software firm Dassault Groupe.
He has been in and out of his family's company since 1979, with stints in the film world as a producer. He also runs his own investment vehicle, TDH.
Marcel Dassault, Thierry's grandfather, founded Dassault Aviation, a French aerospace company that started out making propellers in World War I.
The Dassaults also own the country's daily newspaper Le Figaro, vineyards and a private aeronautic company.
Financial Assets
Monthly wealth history
Fortune comparison
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