Wang Jianlin
Source of wealth: Real estate
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The scale of their wealth
Health
The price of life
Let's compare Wang Jianlin's fortune with the healthcare spending of a massive country
Wang Jianlin could fund the entire healthcare system of DR Congo, with a population of over 105,800,000 people, for approximately 2.0 years.
But even if we compare their fortune with that of a rich country
On the other end, Wang Jianlin could cover the healthcare spending of Luxembourg, considered the most heavily funded healthcare system in the world, for 0.9 years.
Education
Buying the future
Let's also compare their fortune with education spending, first with a poor country
Wang Jianlin could cover the total cost of Nigeria's education system, the most populous country in Africa with over 243,000,000 inhabitants, for 1.3 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 Wang Jianlin could pay for it entirely for 1.7 years.
Research
The monopoly on progress
Coming full circle, we think it's also interesting to add another gigantic country
Wang Jianlin could fully fund the state research budget of Pakistan, the fifth most populous country in the world with over 260,000,000 inhabitants, for 7.3 years.
And of course, the country that invests the most per capita worldwide
But even if we compare the total wealth of Wang Jianlin 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
Wang Jianlin's fortune is equivalent to 30 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.
Wang Jianlin could buy 7,939,011 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 Wang Jianlin will almost certainly have enough money left over to pay for the gas.
Biography
Wang Jianlin is the chairman of Dalian Wanda Group, which has investments in real estate, finance and movie theaters.
Dalian Wanda is one of the world's biggest commercial real estate developers with more than 500 plazas across China.
Once the richest man in Asia, Wang has been retreating in recent years, selling his Chinese hotel and tourism portfolio for over $9 billion in 2017.
The tycoon has also sold most of his stake in U.S. movie theater chain AMC and a stake in Spanish soccer club Atletico de Madrid.
In 2024, Wang ceded control of property management unit Zhuhai Wanda Commercial Management in an $8.3 billion deal, after failing to take it public on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.
Financial Assets
Monthly wealth history
Fortune comparison
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