-
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos owns expensive properties, planes, and a megayacht.
-
His most recent acquisitions include mansions on an island in Florida and the latest Gulfstream jet.
-
Here’s a rundown of Bezos’ most expensive toys.
Jeff Bezos has become one of the world’s richest people, so it’s no surprise that he’s purchased lots of expensive toys, from a megayacht to houses on a private island in Florida.
Bezos has a net worth of $192.3 billion and is currently the second-richest person in the world, according to Forbes.
Bezos has invested some of the money that he’s made since founding Amazon in 1994 into other businesses. He founded rocket and aerospace company Blue Origin in 2000, for instance. And in 2013, he acquired The Washington Post. This year, he also sold some of his Amazon shares to fund Day 1 Academies, a chain of nonprofit preschools that he founded.
But Bezos has also spent hundreds of millions on planes, a yacht, houses, and other property. A representative for Bezos didn’t respond to a request for comment from Business Insider.
Here’s a look at the Bezos-owned planes, yachts, and houses that we know about:
One of Bezos’ newest acquisitions seems to be a Gulfstream G700.
Bezos’s newest private jet appears to be a Gulfstream G700, according to data from JetSpy. The Amazon founder likely took possession of the plane in July, flight data shows.
The G700 just got approval to fly from the FAA in March and is worth around $80 million, BI previously reported.
The Gulfstream would be Bezos’ fourth jet.
The G700 is the latest private jet purchased by Bezo, who has collected multiple private planes over the years.
He previously purchased two Gulfstream G650ERs as well as a Pilatus PC-24, BI reported. With the addition of the G700, Bezo’s aircraft are now collectively worth more than $200 million.
Through the same LLC that his two G650ERs are registered to, Bezos has also owned a hangar in Seattle since 2015.
Bezos also has a megayacht called Koru.
Koru, a 127-meter yacht, made her debut in 2023 with a trek around the Mediterranean. The vessel cost about $500 million and includes the Abeona, a support vessel, BI previously reported.
The yacht has hosted celebrities from Bill Gates to Leonardo DiCaprio. Bezos and fiancée Lauren Sánchez also had their engagement party aboard Koru last year.
Bezos recently bought three mansions on an exclusive island off of Miami.
Over the past year, Bezos has acquired three homes in Indian Creek Village, an island off of Miami known for its lux residences. Other notable property owners there include Tom Brady and Carl Icahn.
Bezos has spent $237 million between the three properties.
He also owns property in the nation’s capital.
In 2016, two years before Amazon announced that it was building its HQ2 in Arlington, Virginia, then-Amazon CEO Bezos paid $23 million for a compound across the river in Washington, D.C.
Bezos then spent another $12 million renovating the two-structure property, which previously hosted a textile museum. The property features a ballroom, 11 bedrooms, and 25 bathrooms, BI reported in 2018.
The mansions are just a few properties amongst Bezos’ extensive real estate holdings.
The Amazon co-founder owns properties in his company’s hometown, including a lakeside compound with a private shoreline, boathouse, and a waterslide.
But his real estate holdings extend far beyond the Pacific Northwest.
In West Texas, Bezos acquired the Figure 2 Ranch, a 30,000-acre property, in 2004, Architectural Digest reported in May. The ranch plays host to Blue Origin.
Bezos’ other holdings include homes in Beverly Hills and luxury apartments in Manhattan, according to Architectural Digest.
Read the original article on Business Insider
Source Agencies
