Which billionaire has the biggest superyacht? Amazon’s Jeff Bezos, Virgin’s Richard Branson and Google’s Larry Page and Sergey Brin all enjoy setting sail in show-off boats

May 18 , 2021

Larry Ellison and Jeff Bezos: who has the biggest boat? Photo: AFP, AP

After holidaying on David Geffen’s boat, Bezos is reportedly building his own 127-metre vessel – smaller than a boat designed by Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison

Designer Diane von Furstenberg shares a US$70 million yacht with husband Barry Diller; Apple’s Steve Jobs commissioned Venus, a boat he never got to set foot on

The world is naturally fascinated by billionaires, and their gilded world of luxurious lifestyles, multimillion-dollar car collections and cutting-edge gadgets.

Some billionaires, like the notoriously eccentric Elon Musk and soon-to-be-single Bill Gates, buy private planes to take control of the open skies – others purchase humongous superyachts to traverse the open seas.

Oracle owner Larry Ellison’s motor yacht Rising Sun competed at the 33rd America’s Cup in 2010. Photo: AFP

From Amazon founder Jeff Bezos to Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison, and Google co-founders Sergey Brin and Larry Page, many leaders in tech have created their own mini holiday hubs at sea, decking their boats with amenities like gyms, spas, pools, nightclubs and cinemas.

If you want to find out what life is like aboard these multimillion-dollar yachts, some of them are available to rent out for a few nights or weeks at a time. For instance, chartering the yacht owned by Alphabet president Sergey Brin has cost past customers US$773,000 a week.

Take a look at some of the most OTT yachts owned by tech billionaires.

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos is building his own 127-metre (416-feet) yacht

David Geffen’s superyacht. Photo: Flickr

Bezos has long been interested in yachts. In 2019, he was spotted aboard entertainment mogul David Geffen’s superyacht. According to a new book, he is now building a vessel so massive it has an additional “support yacht” with its own helipad.

Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison owns an 88-metre (288-foot yacht) named Musashi that he acquired in 2013