Viatcheslav Kantor
Source of wealth: Fertilizer, real estate
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The scale of their wealth
Health
The price of life
Let's compare Viatcheslav Kantor's fortune with the healthcare spending of a massive country
Viatcheslav Kantor could fund the entire healthcare system of DR Congo, with a population of over 105,800,000 people, for approximately 5.4 years.
But even if we compare their fortune with that of a rich country
On the other end, Viatcheslav Kantor could cover the healthcare spending of Luxembourg, considered the most heavily funded healthcare system in the world, for 2.4 years.
Education
Buying the future
Let's also compare their fortune with education spending, first with a poor country
Viatcheslav Kantor could cover the total cost of Nigeria's education system, the most populous country in Africa with over 243,000,000 inhabitants, for 3.5 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 Viatcheslav Kantor could pay for it entirely for 4.8 years.
Research
The monopoly on progress
Coming full circle, we think it's also interesting to add another gigantic country
Viatcheslav Kantor could fully fund the state research budget of Pakistan, the fifth most populous country in the world with over 260,000,000 inhabitants, for 20.1 years.
And of course, the country that invests the most per capita worldwide
But even if we compare the total wealth of Viatcheslav Kantor 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 0.5 years.
Gold
Everyday luxuries
Viatcheslav Kantor's fortune is equivalent to 82 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.
Viatcheslav Kantor could buy 21,858,850 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 4 trucks to transport them. Although Viatcheslav Kantor will almost certainly have enough money left over to pay for the gas.
Biography
Viatcheslav Kantor is a large shareholder of publicly traded Acron, one of Russia's largest fertilizer producers.
Kantor graduated from the Moscow Aviation Institute and set up a computer trading company in the late 1980s.
He later received a contract to carry out an environmental impact assessment at the Azot chemical plant in Novgorod.
That plant was later renamed Acron and privatized in 1993.
Kantor stepped down as chair of the European Jewish Congress in 2022 after 15 years in the role.
Kantor is a citizen of Russia, the U.K. and Israel.
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