Thomas Steyer
Source of wealth: Hedge funds
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The scale of their wealth
Health
The price of life
Let's compare Thomas Steyer's fortune with the healthcare spending of a massive country
Thomas Steyer could fund the entire healthcare system of DR Congo, with a population of over 105,800,000 people, for approximately 1.1 years.
But even if we compare their fortune with that of a rich country
On the other end, Thomas Steyer could cover the healthcare spending of Luxembourg, considered the most heavily funded healthcare system in the world, for 0.5 years.
Education
Buying the future
Let's also compare their fortune with education spending, first with a poor country
Thomas Steyer could cover the total cost of Nigeria's education system, the most populous country in Africa with over 243,000,000 inhabitants, for 0.7 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 Steyer could pay for it entirely for 1.0 years.
Research
The monopoly on progress
Coming full circle, we think it's also interesting to add another gigantic country
Thomas Steyer could fully fund the state research budget of Pakistan, the fifth most populous country in the world with over 260,000,000 inhabitants, for 4.1 years.
And of course, the country that invests the most per capita worldwide
But even if we compare the total wealth of Thomas Steyer 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 Steyer's fortune is equivalent to 17 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 Steyer could buy 4,454,732 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 Steyer will almost certainly have enough money left over to pay for the gas.
Biography
Tom Steyer spent 26 years running hedge fund Farallon Capital; he sold his stake in 2012 and switched his focus to politics and the environment.
The San Francisco resident has spent over $320 million in federal elections since 2010?plus another $340 million on his own presidential campaign in 2020.
He announced a campaign for governor of California in Nov. 2025.
Steyer and his wife, Kat Taylor, have donated tens of millions of dollars to alma maters Stanford and Yale for "advanced energy" research.
Steyer is a passionate advocate of clean energy and founder of the environmental group NextGen Climate and the green-focused investment firm Galvanize.
Financial Assets
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