Jeff Bezos, CEO of Amazon and also the richest man alive lives a lavish and extravagant life. Well, one does not expect any less when you have $131 billion tinkering in the bank account!
Here are 10 insanely awesome things owned by Jeff Bezos which prove that he is Richie Rich come to life!
1. A museum for a house
Once a textile museum in Washington is now the house of the world’s richest man. Bought in 2016 for $23 million, the lavish house has 11 bedrooms, 25 bathrooms, 5 living rooms, and 2 elevators!
2. A top of the class private jet
A luxury or a necessity? Well when you’re the richest man on the planet you sure have more traveling to do and someone rightly said always travel in style and what better than a Gulfstream G-650ER, one of the fastest private jets in the world.
3. A clock that will work till the end of the time
Time and art surely make a wonderful pair! Bezos invested a whopping $42 million in getting a clock made which will run for 10,000 years. Well, that’s what you call a masterpiece!
4. A 10,000 square feet apartment in New York
Bezos is the owner of 4 linked apartments spanning over 10,000 square feet, in New York’s upscale Central Park West area which cost him $17 million!
5. A 141-year-old newspaper
Amongst the leading newspapers in the US, The Washington Post was acquired by Jeff Bezos for $230 million in 2013.
6. A commercial rocket factory
Talk about rockets and science and Bezos owns it all. The aerospace company Blue Origin which is invested in making rockets for commercial use was funded by Bezos to make space travel affordable for regular customers.
7. A robo-dog
When you’re the richest man on earth, you don’t pet dogs. You pet robo dogs. Bezos on his Twitter showed off his Robo dog named Spot Mini which was created by Boston Dynamics.
8. A house in Hollywood
Well, who doesn’t fantasize about mansions in Hollywood! Bezos owns a Spanish style mansion in Beverly Hills in California with 7 bedrooms, 7 bathrooms, a greenhouse, tennis court, swimming pool, four fountains and a six-car garage! Phew! Dreamy!
9. A lake house in Seattle, with Bill Gates as his neighbour
Bought by Bezos in 1998, it reportedly cost him $10 million dollars. It’s a 5.3-acre estate that houses two residences – a 20,600-square-foot, five-bedroom, four-bathroom space and an 8,300-square-foot, five bedrooms, four bathroom home.
10. An expansive Amazon campus in Seattle
Bezos’ Amazon Seattle campus spreads over four downtown blocks which cost him $4 billion. Reportedly, one of the structures called The Spheres has a tropical forest replicated within it.
