Thomas Kwok
Source of wealth: Real estate
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The scale of their wealth
Health
The price of life
Let's compare Thomas Kwok's fortune with the healthcare spending of a massive country
Thomas Kwok could fund the entire healthcare system of DR Congo, with a population of over 105,800,000 people, for approximately 1.3 years.
But even if we compare their fortune with that of a rich country
On the other end, Thomas Kwok could cover the healthcare spending of Luxembourg, considered the most heavily funded healthcare system in the world, for 0.6 years.
Education
Buying the future
Let's also compare their fortune with education spending, first with a poor country
Thomas Kwok could cover the total cost of Nigeria's education system, the most populous country in Africa with over 243,000,000 inhabitants, for 0.9 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 Thomas Kwok could pay for it entirely for 1.2 years.
Research
The monopoly on progress
Coming full circle, we think it's also interesting to add another gigantic country
Thomas Kwok could fully fund the state research budget of Pakistan, the fifth most populous country in the world with over 260,000,000 inhabitants, for 4.9 years.
And of course, the country that invests the most per capita worldwide
But even if we compare the total wealth of Thomas Kwok 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
Thomas Kwok's fortune is equivalent to 20 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.
Thomas Kwok could buy 5,307,925 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 Thomas Kwok will almost certainly have enough money left over to pay for the gas.
Biography
Thomas Kwok is the second-oldest son of Kwok Tak-seng, cofounder of Sun Hung Kai Properties, one of the largest developers in Hong Kong.
He was cochairman from 2011 until 2014, when he was sentenced to five years in prison for bribery. He was released in 2019.
In Thomas's absence his son Adam has served as an executive director for the company.
Kwok and his two brothers, Raymond and Walter (d. 2018) inherited the publicly traded company after the death of their father in 1990.
He was appointed senior director of Sun Hung Kai Real Estate Agency, a subsidiary of Sun Hung Kai Properties, in 2020.
Financial Assets
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