Yuan Kokuei
Source of wealth: Crypto exchange
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The scale of their wealth
Health
The price of life
Let's compare Yuan Kokuei's fortune with the healthcare spending of a massive country
Yuan Kokuei could fund the entire healthcare system of DR Congo, with a population of over 105,800,000 people, for approximately 0.6 years.
But even if we compare their fortune with that of a rich country
On the other end, Yuan Kokuei could cover the healthcare spending of Luxembourg, considered the most heavily funded healthcare system in the world, for 0.3 years.
Education
Buying the future
Let's also compare their fortune with education spending, first with a poor country
Yuan Kokuei could cover the total cost of Nigeria's education system, the most populous country in Africa with over 243,000,000 inhabitants, for 0.4 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 Yuan Kokuei could pay for it entirely for 0.5 years.
Research
The monopoly on progress
Coming full circle, we think it's also interesting to add another gigantic country
Yuan Kokuei could fully fund the state research budget of Pakistan, the fifth most populous country in the world with over 260,000,000 inhabitants, for 2.2 years.
And of course, the country that invests the most per capita worldwide
But even if we compare the total wealth of Yuan Kokuei 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 0.0 years.
Gold
Everyday luxuries
Yuan Kokuei's fortune is equivalent to 9 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.
Yuan Kokuei could buy 2,377,067 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 0 trucks to transport them. Although Yuan Kokuei will almost certainly have enough money left over to pay for the gas.
Biography
Kokuei Yuan is a director of Hong Kong-based crypto exchange Bullish.
Bullish was founded in 2020 and went public on the New York Stock Exchange in August 2025.
Yuan owns a 25% stake in the company. Bullish cofounder Brendan Blumer owns 28% and is also a billionaire.
Yuan previously served as executive chairman of block.one, a digital asset investment firm that Blumer cofounded in 2016. Bullish was majority-owned by block.one until 2024.
Yuan, who studied economics and studio art at Tufts University, worked as an investment banker earlier in his career.
Financial Assets
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