Tomas Olivo Lopez
Source of wealth: Shopping centers
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The scale of their wealth
Health
The price of life
Let's compare Tomas Olivo Lopez's fortune with the healthcare spending of a massive country
Tomas Olivo Lopez could fund the entire healthcare system of DR Congo, with a population of over 105,800,000 people, for approximately 2.6 years.
But even if we compare their fortune with that of a rich country
On the other end, Tomas Olivo Lopez could cover the healthcare spending of Luxembourg, considered the most heavily funded healthcare system in the world, for 1.1 years.
Education
Buying the future
Let's also compare their fortune with education spending, first with a poor country
Tomas Olivo Lopez could cover the total cost of Nigeria's education system, the most populous country in Africa with over 243,000,000 inhabitants, for 1.7 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 Tomas Olivo Lopez could pay for it entirely for 2.3 years.
Research
The monopoly on progress
Coming full circle, we think it's also interesting to add another gigantic country
Tomas Olivo Lopez could fully fund the state research budget of Pakistan, the fifth most populous country in the world with over 260,000,000 inhabitants, for 9.6 years.
And of course, the country that invests the most per capita worldwide
But even if we compare the total wealth of Tomas Olivo Lopez 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 0.2 years.
Gold
Everyday luxuries
Tomas Olivo Lopez's fortune is equivalent to 39 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.
Tomas Olivo Lopez could buy 10,436,481 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 2 trucks to transport them. Although Tomas Olivo Lopez will almost certainly have enough money left over to pay for the gas.
Biography
Tomas Olivo Lopez owns nearly all General de Galerias Comerciales, a chain of shopping centers in Spain.
His company has developed six shopping malls in the Andalucia and Catalonia regions of the country.
He began buying land outside of Marbella in the 1990s and built his first shopping mall, Parque Comercial La Canada, on that land.
Financial Assets
Monthly wealth history
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