Todd Graves
Source of wealth: Fast food
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The scale of their wealth
Health
The price of life
Let's compare Todd Graves's fortune with the healthcare spending of a massive country
Todd Graves could fund the entire healthcare system of DR Congo, with a population of over 105,800,000 people, for approximately 9.9 years.
But even if we compare their fortune with that of a rich country
On the other end, Todd Graves could cover the healthcare spending of Luxembourg, considered the most heavily funded healthcare system in the world, for 4.4 years.
Education
Buying the future
Let's also compare their fortune with education spending, first with a poor country
Todd Graves could cover the total cost of Nigeria's education system, the most populous country in Africa with over 243,000,000 inhabitants, for 6.5 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 Todd Graves could pay for it entirely for 8.8 years.
Research
The monopoly on progress
Coming full circle, we think it's also interesting to add another gigantic country
Todd Graves could fully fund the state research budget of Pakistan, the fifth most populous country in the world with over 260,000,000 inhabitants, for 37.0 years.
And of course, the country that invests the most per capita worldwide
But even if we compare the total wealth of Todd Graves 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 0.8 years.
Gold
Everyday luxuries
Todd Graves's fortune is equivalent to 151 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.
Todd Graves could buy 40,198,834 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 7 trucks to transport them. Although Todd Graves will almost certainly have enough money left over to pay for the gas.
Biography
Todd Graves founded fried chicken finger fast-food chain Raising Cane's.
Graves came up with the concept for a restaurant serving only chicken finger meals while in college.
A professor gave his idea the lowest grade in the class and he couldn't get bank financing, so he worked as a boilermaker and salmon fisherman to save up cash.
He launched Raising Cane's in 1996, using his savings and an SBA loan.
It's now a fast-growing, $5.1 billion (sales) business serving chicken tenders across some 900 locations in 42 states.
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