From Bezos, Gates, and Musk To Ralph Lauren: Billionaire Owners And Their Private Jets
Equipped with luxurious interiors, a private jet has always been an ultimate power symbol. Lifestyles of the rich and famous: Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos, the world’s richest person, spent $65 million on a private jet, a Gulfstream G650ER — a private plane that seats eight people. In 2019, CEOWORLD magazine estimated Jeff Bezos’s net worth at nearly $110 billion.
As of 2018, there were more than 2,200 U.S. dollar billionaires worldwide with a combined wealth of over $9.1 trillion, compared to $7.67 trillion in 2017. Here are what a few billionaires decided to spend on when bitten by the urge to splurge:
- Jeff Bezos
Private Jet: Gulfstream G650ER
Value: $65 million
Year: 2015
Seats: 8 passengers
Estimated net worth: $110 billion
Source: Amazon - Bill Gates
Private Jet: Gulfstream G650 (two jets)
Value: $70 million
Year: 2018
Seats: 23 passengers
Estimated net worth: $107 billion
Source: Microsoft - Larry Ellison
Private Jet: Gulfstream G650
Value: $75 million
Year: 2015
Seats: 18 passengers
Estimated net worth: $60.6 billion
Source: Oracle - Mukesh Ambani
Private Jet: Boeing Business Jet 2 (BBJ2)
Value: $73 million
Seats: 78 passengers
Estimated net worth: $52.7 billion
Source: Reliance Industries - Sheldon Adelson
Private Jet: Airbus A340-500
Value: $250 million
Year: 2014
Seats: 100 passengers
Estimated net worth: $33.0 billion
Source: Las Vegas Sands casino - Len Blavatnik
Private Jet: Boeing 767 -238
Value: $100 million
Year: 1986
Seats: 30 passengers
Estimated net worth: $25.4 billion
Source: Access Industries - Elon Musk
Private Jet: Gulfstream G650ER
Value: $70 million
Year: 2015
Seats: 12 passengers
Estimated net worth: $23.6 billion
Source: Tesla Motors - Laurene Powell Jobs
Private Jet: Gulfstream G650
Value: $75 million
Year: 2014
Seats: 23 passengers
Estimated net worth: $23.1 billion
Source: Apple - James Simons
Private Jet: Gulfstream G650
Value: $70 million
Year: 2013
Seats: 12 passengers
Estimated net worth: $20.6 billion
Source: Renaissance Technologies - Jim Ratcliffe
Private Jet: Gulfstream G550
Value: $55 million
Year: 2013
Seats: 20 passengers
Estimated net worth: $18.2 billion
Source: Ineos - Ernesto Bertarelli
Private Jet: Bombardier Global Express
Value: $60 million
Year: 2010
Seats: 20 passengers
Estimated net worth: $16.7 billion
Source: Serono - Roman Abramovich
Private Jet: Boeing 767-33A/ER
Value: $180 million
Year: 2003
Seats: 23 passengers
Estimated net worth: $14.9 billion
Source: Sibneft - James Dyson
Private Jet: Gulfstream G650
Value: $70 million
Year: 2012
Seats: 12 passengers
Estimated net worth: $12.6 billion
Source: Dyson Company - Lakshmi Mittal
Private Jet: Gulfstream G550
Value: $38 million
Seats: 8 passengers
Estimated net worth: $11.7 billion
Source: ArcelorMittal - David Geffen
Private Jet: Gulfstream G650
Value: $70 million
Year: 2014
Seats: 12 passengers
Estimated net worth: $9.9 billion
Source: Geffen Records - Ronald Perelman
Private Jet: Gulfstream G650
Value: $70 million
Year: 2014
Seats: 12 passengers
Estimated net worth: $9.8 billion
Source: MacAndrews & Forbes & Co - Christopher Reyes
Private Jet: Gulfstream G550
Value: $60 million
Year: 2014
Seats: 12 passengers
Estimated net worth: $6.72 billion
Source: Reyes Holdings - Alexander Abramov
Private Jet: Airbus A319
Value: $90 million
Year: 2014
Seats: 23 passengers
Estimated net worth: $6.71 billion
Source: Evraz - Ralph Lauren
Private Jet: Gulfstream G650
Value: $70 million
Year: 2014
Seats: 12 passengers
Estimated net worth: $6.45 billion
Source: Ralph Lauren - Jerry Jones
Private Jet: Gulfstream G-V
Value: $15 million
Year: 2001
Seats: 12 passengers
Estimated net worth: $5.98 billion
Source: Dallas Cowboys - Nancy Walton Laurie
Private Jet: Gulfstream G650
Value: $70 million
Year: 2013
Seats: 12 passengers
Estimated net worth: $5.86 billion
Source: Walmart - Dennis Washington
Private Jet: BOEING 737-7BC BBJ
Value: $50 million
Year: 2010
Seats: 25 passengers
Estimated net worth: $5.18 billion
Source: Washington Companies - Barry Diller
Private Jet: Bombardier Global Express-BD-700-1A10
Value: $55 million
Year: 2011
Seats: 18 passengers
Estimated net worth: $5.11 billion
Source: Expedia / IAC Interactive - Richard Branson
Private Jet: Dassault Falcon 900EX
Value: $45 million
Year: 2015
Seats: 10 passengers
Estimated net worth: $4.91 billion
Source: Virgin Group - Iksander Makhmudov
Private Jet: Gulfstream G650
Value: $75 million
Year: 2015
Seats: 12 passengers
Estimated net worth: $4.75 billion
Source: Ural Mining and Metals - Suleiman Kerimov
Private Jet: Boeing 737-BBJ
Value: $100 million
Year: 1998
Seats: 23 passengers
Estimated net worth: $4.63 billion
Source: Polyus Gold, Gazprom, Uralkali - Shahid Khan
Private Jet: BOMBARDIER INC BD-700-1A10
Value: $40 million
Year: 2012
Seats: 23 passengers
Estimated net worth: $4.56 billion
Source: Flex-N-Gate - Andrey Guryev
Private Jet: Airbus A319
Value: $90 million
Year: 2007
Seats: 20 passengers
Estimated net worth: $4.38 billion
Source: Phosagro - Robert Kraft
Private Jet: Gulfstream G650
Value: $70 million
Year: 2015
Seats: 12 passengers
Estimated net worth: $4.35 billion
Source: The Kraft Group - Marc Cuban
Private Jet: Boeing 767-277
Value: $100 million
Year: 1992
Seats: 100 passengers
Estimated net worth: $4.10 billion
Source: Dallas Mavericks - Donald Trump
Private Jet: Boeing 757-2J4ER
Value: $100 million
Year: 1991
Seats: 30+ passengers
Estimated net worth: $3.6 billion
Source: Donald Trump real estate - Steven Spielberg
Private Jet: Gulfstream G650
Value: $70 million
Year: 2016
Seats: 12 passengers
Estimated net worth: $3.6 billion
Source: Dreamworks Studios - Charles Simonyi
Private Jet: Dassault Falcon 7X
Value: $50 million
Year: 2007
Seats: 11 passengers
Estimated net worth: $3.4 billion
Source: Microsoft - Steve Wynn
Private Jet: GULFSTREAM G650
Value: $75 million
Year: 2015
Seats: 22 passengers
Estimated net worth: $3.1 billion
Source: Wynn Resorts - Oprah Winfrey
Private Jet: GULFSTREAM AEROSPACE CORP GVI G650
Value: $40 million
Year: 2015
Seats: 22 passengers
Estimated net worth: $2.7 billion
Source: Harpo Productions
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