Which private jets do tech billionaires Jeff Bezos, Bill Gates and Elon Musk own?
Many of world’s richest business executives like to take to the air in their own executive jets and decommissioned fighter aircraft
Of all the status symbols out there that billionaires could use to flaunt their wealth, owning a private jet may be one of the most lavish choices.
Billionaires, such as Richard Branson and Elon Musk, are often known for their crazy purchases. When you can afford to spend US$80 million a year on average, you have the luxury of being able to pay millions on items that the average person could never dream of.
Common purchases among billionaires are private planes. Having a private jet for quick and easy travel may be especially valuable for high-powered executives and investors who may need to be on the other coast that same day.
Check out some of the world’s notable technology billionaires who own private jets.
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, the richest man in the world, owns an aircraft through his holding company, Poplar Glen.
Bezos' Gulfstream G650ER jet, which seats eight people, cost an estimated US$65 million.
Investor Mark Cuban owns three jets. The billionaire said in a 2017 interview that owning a private plane was his “all-time goal” because “the asset I value the most is time – and that bought me time”.
Cuban actually put himself in the Guinness Book of World Records – or Guinness World Records as it is now know – when he bought his first jet, a Gulfstream V jet, in 1999.
