An US$8 million preserved shark – and 9 other things billionaires like to buy
Wealthy must-haves include financier Steve Cohen’s Damian Hirst tiger shark art, Tesla boss Elon Musk’s James Bond car, and Nicolas Cage’s dinosaur skull
When you have more money than you know what to do with, it might not seem such a big deal to spend US$8 million buying a preserved shark, US$2.2 million on a gold bathtub, or millions more on luxurious superyachts and private islands.
Business Insider previously calculated that the typical billionaire can afford to spend US$80 million a year.
Here are 10 outrageously expensive things millionaires and billionaires spend their money on.
1. Tickets to outer space
American actor Ashton Kutcher and singer Katy Perry are among the celebrities who have reportedly bought tickets for a space tour aboard Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic spacecraft.
The space flight company, which is part of the Virgin Group, has been developing commercial spacecraft and aims to take wealthy travellers on suborbital space flights.
Kutcher put down a US$20,000 deposit for his US$200,000 ticket in 2012.
Perry bought a US$200,000 Virgin Galactic ticket in 2010 for her then-husband Russell Brand, the English actor and comedian, as a birthday gift.
