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14 most extravagant celebrity private jets: from Kim Kardashian’s cashmere-clad Kim Air, and Jay-Z and Beyoncé’s Bombardier Challenger, to tech billionaires Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos’ Gulfstream G550s

How do Elon Musk, Kim Kardashian, Saudi prince Al-Waleed bin Talal, Oprah Winfrey and Bill Gates get around? Why, private jet, of course! Photos: @elonrmuskk, @kimkardashian, @prince_alwaleed.bin_talal, @oprahwinfrey6195, @thisisbillgates/Instagram
How do Elon Musk, Kim Kardashian, Saudi prince Al-Waleed bin Talal, Oprah Winfrey and Bill Gates get around? Why, private jet, of course! Photos: @elonrmuskk, @kimkardashian, @prince_alwaleed.bin_talal, @oprahwinfrey6195, @thisisbillgates/Instagram
Private jets

  • Microsoft’s Bill Gates chose a Bombardier 8000, Mukesh Ambani’s Boeing Business Jet 2 is ideal for in-air meetings, and Richard Branson and Oprah Winfrey both own jets worth US$75 million
  • Former US president Donald Trump, Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich and Hong Kong real estate tycoon Joseph Lau all own Boeings – but none top the list as most expensive …

Billionaires are no strangers to the high life – especially in the case of private jets. Although owning at least one is a staple asset for many of the world’s wealthiest, not all jets are created equal, and some are inevitably more impressive than others – and of course come with different price tags. So, which billionaires own the most extravagant rides?

12. Jay-Z, 52: Bombardier Challenger 850 – US$40 million

Net worth: US$1.3 billion

Jay-Z is worth US$1.3 billion and currently owns a Bombardier Challenger 850 with his wife Beyoncé. Photos: @allthingsjayz/Instagram; Business Aviation World/Facebook
Jay-Z is worth US$1.3 billion and currently owns a Bombardier Challenger 850 with his wife Beyoncé. Photos: @allthingsjayz/Instagram; Business Aviation World/Facebook
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Queen Bey and her billionaire hubby Jay-Z treat themselves to only the best, and mode of transport is no exception. The family jet – a Father’s Day gift from wifey – cost a whopping US$40 million and can hold up to 19 passengers at a time. It’s fitted with a living room, kitchen, bedroom and two bathrooms (according to Cheatsheet). A monogram for Jay-Z’s name is on its exterior, and the big, bling flying machine measures at 48.4 feet (15 metres) long with speeds of up to 520mph.

11. Bill Gates, 66: Bombardier 8000 – US$66 million

Net worth: US$123 billion

A Bombardier 8000 like that belonging to Bill Gates. Photo: @lifestyo/Instagram
A Bombardier 8000 like that belonging to Bill Gates. Photo: @lifestyo/Instagram

Surprisingly, Microsoft’s founder ranks lower down this list but still impresses with his US$66 million ride. That being said, like many billionaires, he owns more than one.

In-flight reading at the ready. Photo: @thisisbillgates/Instagram
In-flight reading at the ready. Photo: @thisisbillgates/Instagram

Perhaps his most lavish one though is the Bombardier 8000. The 2019 make thrives off Canadian aviation standards, seating up to 17 people at a time. According to the company website, the jet is the fastest ever in business aviation and ensures maximum smoothness and comfort, travelling up to Mach 0.94.

10. Elon Musk, 51; Jeff Bezos, 58; Sergey Brin, 48 and Larry Page, 49, … all own a Gulfstream G650 ER – US$70 million each