Vikram Punia
Source of wealth: Pharmaceuticals
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The scale of their wealth
Health
The price of life
Let's compare Vikram Punia's fortune with the healthcare spending of a massive country
Vikram Punia could fund the entire healthcare system of DR Congo, with a population of over 105,800,000 people, for approximately 0.9 years.
But even if we compare their fortune with that of a rich country
On the other end, Vikram Punia could cover the healthcare spending of Luxembourg, considered the most heavily funded healthcare system in the world, for 0.4 years.
Education
Buying the future
Let's also compare their fortune with education spending, first with a poor country
Vikram Punia could cover the total cost of Nigeria's education system, the most populous country in Africa with over 243,000,000 inhabitants, for 0.6 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 Vikram Punia could pay for it entirely for 0.8 years.
Research
The monopoly on progress
Coming full circle, we think it's also interesting to add another gigantic country
Vikram Punia could fully fund the state research budget of Pakistan, the fifth most populous country in the world with over 260,000,000 inhabitants, for 3.4 years.
And of course, the country that invests the most per capita worldwide
But even if we compare the total wealth of Vikram Punia 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
Vikram Punia's fortune is equivalent to 14 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 $549.34.
Vikram Punia could buy 3,694,726 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 Vikram Punia will almost certainly have enough money left over to pay for the gas.
Biography
Vikram Punia is the sole owner of Russian pharmaceutical company Pharmasyntez, a leading supplier of drugs under government contracts. He produces antitubercular, antineoplastic, antiretroviral medicines and antibiotics.
Punia was born in India in 1973. He entered Irkutsk Medical Higher School in Siberia in 1992 and left after two years to start a business reselling tea, leather jackets and pantyhose.
He founded his pharmaceutical business in 1997 and within two years had his first factory in Irkuts that repackaged generic antitubercular medicine imported from India.
He moved to Moscow in 2008 and relocated the company's headquarters there. In 2009, he became a Russian citizen and, in 2010, became sole owner of the company.
Pharmasyntez has deals with local politicians, including in the Saha/Yakutia Republic and in Moscow, where in 2005 he began producing oncological drugs as a resident of the Technopolis-Moscow Special Economic Area.
Financial Assets
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Monthly wealth history
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