Yeung Kin-man
Source of wealth: Electronics
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The scale of their wealth
Health
The price of life
Let's compare Yeung Kin-man's fortune with the healthcare spending of a massive country
Yeung Kin-man could fund the entire healthcare system of DR Congo, with a population of over 105,800,000 people, for approximately 1.9 years.
But even if we compare their fortune with that of a rich country
On the other end, Yeung Kin-man 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
Yeung Kin-man 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 Yeung Kin-man 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
Yeung Kin-man could fully fund the state research budget of Pakistan, the fifth most populous country in the world with over 260,000,000 inhabitants, for 7.2 years.
And of course, the country that invests the most per capita worldwide
But even if we compare the total wealth of Yeung Kin-man 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
Yeung Kin-man's fortune is equivalent to 29 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.
Yeung Kin-man could buy 7,847,239 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 Yeung Kin-man will almost certainly have enough money left over to pay for the gas.
Biography
Yeung Kin-man is the founder, president and chief technology officer of Biel Crystal.
Lam Wai Ying, Yeung's wife and Biel's chairman, owns 49% of the business; Yeung holds 51%.
Biel is a supplier of smartphone touch screens to Apple and Samsung, and employs 90,000 people around the world.
Since 2021 Biel has filed twice for a Hong Kong IPO but it never materialized.
Financial Assets
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Monthly wealth history
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