Zadik Bino & family
Source of wealth: Banking, oil
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The scale of their wealth
Health
The price of life
Let's compare Zadik Bino & family's fortune with the healthcare spending of a massive country
Zadik Bino & family could fund the entire healthcare system of DR Congo, with a population of over 105,800,000 people, for approximately 1.3 years.
But even if we compare their fortune with that of a rich country
On the other end, Zadik Bino & family could cover the healthcare spending of Luxembourg, considered the most heavily funded healthcare system in the world, for 0.6 years.
Education
Buying the future
Let's also compare their fortune with education spending, first with a poor country
Zadik Bino & family could cover the total cost of Nigeria's education system, the most populous country in Africa with over 243,000,000 inhabitants, for 0.8 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 Zadik Bino & family could pay for it entirely for 1.1 years.
Research
The monopoly on progress
Coming full circle, we think it's also interesting to add another gigantic country
Zadik Bino & family could fully fund the state research budget of Pakistan, the fifth most populous country in the world with over 260,000,000 inhabitants, for 4.7 years.
And of course, the country that invests the most per capita worldwide
But even if we compare the total wealth of Zadik Bino & family 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
Zadik Bino & family's fortune is equivalent to 19 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.
Zadik Bino & family could buy 5,110,718 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 Zadik Bino & family will almost certainly have enough money left over to pay for the gas.
Biography
An Iraqi native, Zadik Bino moved to Israel and worked his way up the chain at First International Bank of Israel, known as FIBI.
Bino went on to serve as CEO of FIBI from 1978 to 1986 before buying the company two decades later; he still owns 28.5% of the bank.
He purchased a 60% stake in Israeli company Paz Oil in 1999 for $48 million.
He has since liquidated his position in Paz Oil in transactions worth an estimated $800 million.
Financial Assets
Monthly wealth history
Fortune comparison
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