What do you think interests people who no longer need money? We're talking about billionaires. For example, what kind of cars do you think Bill Gates and other world famous billionaires from Silicon Valley own? And so this is what we learned.
You understand that when the fortune of the former head of Bill Gates is 84 billion US dollars, you can hardly imagine what kind of product is not available to this person. Like Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg, he is unlikely to deny himself something due to lack of funds.
Indeed, they and other dollar billionaires can afford very, very much. Naturally, buying any car is not a problem for them. As a result, many interesting cars can appear in their garages.
But it is true that most Silicon Valley billionaires are very frugal and try not to waste their money on trifles. Is it so? Let's check what kind of cars they drive?
Bill Gates
The richest man on the planet Bill Gates loves rare exclusive cars... For example, he has a rare Porsche 911 in his garage in an unusual color (turquoise metallic).
Including in his garage there is an even more valuable model, whose value at auctions in recent years has reached astronomical prices. This is about rare model Porsche 959.
Yan Borisovich Kum
Co-founder of the WhatsApp messenger Yan Borisovich Kum has loved since childhood. According to him, the desire to buy an expensive sports car may have forced him to work 14 hours a day seven days a week.
And I must admit that this kind of motivation was justified.
Especially after Facebook bought WhatsApp for US $ 19 billion.
As a result, Yang Kum can now afford any car ever made on the planet.
Michael Dell
Dell founder Michael Dell has been a supercar fanatic since childhood. As a result, in his garage there are many unique sports cars... Michael's main pride is.
He also has a 2004 Porsche Boxster and a Hummer H2 in his garage.
Larry Page
The co-founder and developer of the company loves to buy quirky newfangled cars. Yes, of course, in his garage, as well as many Silicon Valley billionaires, there are Porsches. But these are not the main vehicles for the billionaire from Google.
Larry Page is one of the few owners of the Tesla Rodster prototype, which he ordered back in 2007.
Sergey Brin
Unlike his partner, Sergey Brin (founder of Google) prefers to own serial innovative cars. Therefore, Sergei was one of the first to buy a serial one.
Also Sergey Brin keeps up with the times by buying a crossover Tesla Model X.
Sean Parker
Co-founder of Napster, Plaxo and world famous Facebook Sean Parker with a fortune of $ 3 billion can afford to buy any car on the planet. But despite his capabilities, Sean recently bought as a base model.
He also has a more fashionable car of the 21st century - the Tesla Model S.
Elon Musk
Do you think the founder of the company owns mainly cars of his own production? Not really. The seer of future technologies prefers to acquire extravagant classic cars... For example, he has a stunning 1967 Jaguar E-Type convertible in his garage. But that's not all. Elon Musk has a car that not a single billionaire in the world has.
It's about underwater Lotus esprit, who starred in 1977 in the movie "The Spy Who Loved Me" (a film from the James Bond series).
Max bought this exclusive supercar in 2013 at auction for $ 886,000. It is worth noting that this car has been completely restored and put up for auction.
Mark Zuckerberg
Until recently, there was practically no information about Mark Zuckerberg's cars, as well as about his life, since the founder of Facebook leads a closed life with his family in California.
But we know that despite his modesty and economy, Mark loves expensive supercars. For example, his garage has a stunning one.
Also, Mark has a more modest car, which he drives in the main time. It's about the usual Volkswagen Golf sixth generation.
Larry Ellison
Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison (ranked 7th in the Forbes billionaire list) once admitted that Lexus is his favorite car brand.
That is why there is a limited edition model in his garage - LFA (in total, 500 units were produced).
But there is also a more common car in his garage. Audi R8.
Spiegel Evan
The Snapchat founder is the youngest billionaire from Silicon Valley. Evan is a fan of Italian cars. One of his favorites ferrari cars F430.
There is in his garage and Ferrari F12 Berlinetta and many others. But you must admit that if you were young and you had 4.6 billion dollars, you would also buy more than one supercar.
What kind of car would you like to buy if you had billions of dollars in assets?
The Wal-Mart heiress, Alice Walton, is the second richest woman in the world. But she has a simple car, a 2006 Ford F-150 King Ranch, which costs only $ 40,000.
The nephew of King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia, Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Alsaud, of course drives the royal car. However, he has a worse car, which is not so sorry. it Rolls-royce phantom, worth $ 450,000.
Warren Buffett drives a Cadillac DTS that Business Insider says he bought to support General Motors. The price of his car is about $ 50,000.
Billionaire Michael Dell drives a $ 20,000 Porsche Boxter.
According to Forbes, Mexican telecommunications giant Carlos Slim Helu is the richest man in the world. He drives a Bentley Continental Flying Spur, which costs about $ 300,000.
The widow of Apple founder Steve Jobs - Lauren Powell Jobs - drives a silver Audi A5, which costs about $ 40,000.
Phil Knight, co-founder and chairman of Nike, owns an Audi R8. Price: about $ 115,000.
India's chairman, with $ 22.3 billion in net income, Mukesh Ambani is, according to Forbes, one of the richest billionaires in Indian measures. He drives one of the most luxurious cars, the Maybach 62 class, along with the Mercedes S and Mercedes SL500.
The founder of the huge company Microsoft ("Microsoft") - Bill Gates - drives a Porsche 959 Coupe. 230 models of this car have already been created and each of them costs 200,000 dollars.
It's no secret that Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg is considered stingy. He owns one of the cheapest cars, the Acura TSX, which only costs $ 30,000.
Another "humble" billionaire, Steve Ballmer, drives a hybrid Ford fusionwhich costs about $ 30,000.
Financial tycoon Michael Bloomberg drives an Audi R8 that costs over $ 150,000.
Google's next executive chairman Eric Emmerson Schmidt loves the outdoors and therefore drives Toyota Prius, which is one of the most environmentally clean cars in the world. Its price is about $ 28,000.
French businessman and PPR CEO François-Henri Pinault drives the Lexus LX SUV. Price: about $ 80,000.
According to Forbes, Ikea founder Ingvard Kamprad is immediately approaching $ 28 billion. However, he seems to be the most humble among the billionaires, as according to Business Insider, selling his car would only cost about $ 1,500.
Oracle founder Larry Ellison has a huge collection of expensive cars, but the most prestigious is his ownership of the F1 McLaren. Production of this car stopped in 1998 and only 106 were produced. This car can accelerate from 0-100 km / h in just 3.2 seconds. It is currently worth $ 4.1 million.
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Wealth is not synonymous with luxury. The wealthiest people on the planet have absolutely different attitudes towards luxury goods - real estate, yachts, airplanes, diamonds and, of course, cars. Possessing fabulous capitals, many people prefer to do with the "essentials" in everyday life and keep them in the garage ordinary cars instead of dozens of Bentleys and Rolls-Royces. The significance and status of these persons is manifested in something else - in business projects and inventions, in charity expenses. However, when a person starts making serious money and gets on the Forbes list, he sometimes does not hesitate to take expensive curiosities. In this case, we are talking about exotic, piece vehicles - hypercars and very rare oldtimers. Using the example of foreign and Russian dollar billionaires, the site showed that the world's main rich people think about personal cars unconventional. As for the purely Russian specifics, then luxury cars (Lamborghini, Ferrari, Bentley) are mainly bought by the golden youth who parse this luxury on wheels like hot cakes.
Ingvar Kamprad
The founder of the furniture giant IKEA, the owner of a capital of $ 23 billion, unconditionally holds the palm in modesty among billionaires. He passed away on January 27, 2018 at the age of 91, however, we decided that our top 10 could not do without this amazing Swede. His example became almost textbook and even entered some textbooks as a demonstration of the socially responsible behavior of top managers. Ingvar Kamprad once had a Porshe, which he eventually got rid of. The entrepreneur has traveled on wagon Volvo 240 GL 1993 (last) year of release and price not exceeding $ 1500. Only shortly before his death, Kamprad stopped driving: one of his acquaintances convinced him that driving at 91 was actually dangerous. In his almost maniacal quest to cut travel costs, the IKEA chief often used buses, where he presented a pension certificate entitling him to a discount. Ingvar Kamprad flew exclusively in economy class.
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Elon Musk
Known for his eccentric behavior, the tycoon (worth over $ 20 billion) served as the prototype for the hero Tony Stark from the series of films "Iron Man" directed by Jon Favreau. Creator tesla, space explorer, visionary of future technologies, Elon Musk prefers to buy extravagant classic cars. For example, he has a stunning 1967 Jaguar E-Type convertible in his garage. Musk was able to buy it with the money (about $ 22 million) from the sale of his first company, Zip2. Musk also has the legendary underwater Lotus Esprit, which in 1977 starred in the James Bond film "The Spy Who Loved Me". The exclusive, fully remanufactured supercar was purchased in 2013 at a London auction for $ 997,000. During his life, Elon Musk changed many cars: he had, for example, a 1978 BMW 320i, bought in 1994 for $ 1400; A $ 1 million McLaren F-1 that he crashed out of control; SUV Audi Q7; open and fast Porshe 911 Cabrio.
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Warren Buffett
One of the world's largest investors and philanthropists, with a personal net worth of about $ 84 billion, Warren Buffett opted for the Cadillac XTS, a $ 45,000 2014 sedan, bought as a replacement for the 2006 Cadillac DTS. The legendary man known by the nicknames The Seer, The Oracle of Yamaha, The Wizard of Yamaha, he does not drive very often, driving an average of 3,500 miles (5600 km) per year. In life, Buffett is unassuming, avoiding luxury items, with the exception of private jets, which are considered his weakness. Eats at a fast food chain that he likes so much that he bought it. Warren Buffett lives in the old district of Omaha in a two-story house with five bedrooms, which he bought back in 1957. Revealing the secret of longevity, the 87-year-old investor admits that he drinks five cans of Coca-Cola every day - this allows him to stay energetic and feel great.
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Bill Gates
The founder of Microsoft since childhood has a weakness for Porshe and in everyday use is limited to two cars of this German brand. One of them is a 250-horsepower Porshe 911 Carrera Cabrio from 1991, the second is the all-wheel drive monster Porshe 959 Coupe from 1988 with a 449 horsepower engine. With a fortune of $ 80 billion, Gates admits that the latter is especially dear to him. The modification, owned by the billionaire, was released in the amount of 23 pieces and was practically not sold in the United States, since it did not correspond environmental standards... At the moment, the car belongs to the category of collectible cars, so its cost has increased from $ 225 thousand to $ 400 thousand. Bill Gates is reputed to be a rather modest person, nevertheless, the "House of the Future" on the shores of Lake Washington, where he lives, cost him $ 125 million. The building with an area of \u200b\u200b3750 sq. M. m stuffed with the most modern electronics.
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Carlos Slim
Mexican businessman of Lebanese descent, industrial tycoon, philanthropist, investor, Mexican Carlos Slim (net worth - $ 67 billion) owns the luxury Bentley Continental Flying Spur with leather interior and panels made of precious wood. The $ 300,000 sedan is equipped with an anti-lock braking system, brake force distribution and directional stability systems, emergency braking, as well as traction control system. As for the owner of this wonderful machine, he is unpretentious in everyday life: he purchases in his own stores, and puts on an old cheap watch with a calculator for business meetings. Even Slim's favorite cigars are lit by a cheap plastic lighter. The basis of his life and corporate culture of the Grupo Carso holding is thrift. This is reflected in a special code that the billionaire wrote for his employees. Slim works almost around the clock and is able to call a meeting at four in the morning.
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Roman Abramovich
A Russian, British and Israeli businessman, the former governor of the Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, is not that rich by Western standards - he has "only" $ 12.5 billion. Nevertheless, Abramovich does not deny himself the purchase of the most valuable cars. For example, he owns a rare Bentley Brookland, a favorite arab sheikhs, produced for only four years. This car weighing two and a half tons has an almost 7-liter V8 engine with 300 hp. Absolutely amazing Aston Martin DB7 and Porshe 911 Carrera GT “live” in Abramovich's garage. The latter is a supercar produced in a series of only 1,500 cars, which was bought on pre-orders. The car never went on sale. Possesses a billionaire, who can be called the most "automobile" of all Russian oligarchs, and an ultra-comfortable armored Mercedes S600 Pullman.
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Mikhail Fridman
With a fortune of $ 15 billion, Mikhail Fridman loves speed and at one time was fond of jeep racing. But in everyday life, the co-owner and chairman of the supervisory board of the Alfa Group consortium prefers to drive calmly and measuredly - in the incredibly safe BMW 760Li High Security (in the back of E65). Nobody else has such a thing in Russia. The unique vehicle is capable of protecting a passenger from a sniper rifle shot, from any automatic weapon, grenade explosion or explosives. Armored capsule increased cost executive sedan up to € 560 thousand. Moreover, this "civilian tank" can even competently shoot back from enemies - there are special loopholes throughout the cabin.
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Alexey Mordashov
The chairman of the board of directors of PJSC Severstal, the seventh richest in Russia ($ 18.4 billion), is not fixated on exclusive cars and is quite costing a serial Volvo, only occasionally driving Maybach and BMW X5. The Vologda billionaire is spoken of, if not as a tight-fisted man, then as an extremely economical person. The Yak-40 aircraft, on which the oligarch flies, does not differ in the exclusive design of the cabin and belongs to the Severstal company. Mordashov does not have his own yacht. Even his favorite Swiss watch Franck Muller, by the standards of the Russian financial elite, is not something outstanding: its price is about $ 30 thousand.
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Vladimir Potanin
The owner and president of the management company Interros, owner of a fortune of $ 14 billion, Vladimir Potanin drives a BMW 750Li. Cars of this brand are preferred by entrepreneurs who have an aggressive business style. Potanin has long loved BMW: even at a time when all the Russian oligarchs, without saying a word, chose Mercedes, he was the first to switch to a more powerful BMW. The billionaire is known for his charitable activities: for more than 20 years, the Potanin Charitable Foundation, which he created, which oversees the development of culture and education in Russia, has been operating without interruption.
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Oleg Tinkov
The banker, whose fortune is estimated at $ 1.2 billion, prefers, oddly enough, bicycles. His favorite vehicle is the sporty and lightweight Specialized S-Works Tarmac. He has his own team, with which he participates in cycling races in Europe, for example, in the Italian grand tour Giro d'Italia. But this is a favorite hobby of an entrepreneur, and in life he drives a Rolls-Royce Ghost, an executive car based on the BMW 7-series. Once, Tinkov, on his own behalf, presented eight Tinkoff Bank employees who have been working in the company since its foundation, bMW cars 5th series. He bought the cars with his own money.
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In the list of cars used by the richest people on the planet, there are practically no high-profile brands associated with wealth and luxury.
More often, when choosing a personal car, billionaires are guided either by purely utilitarian considerations, or, on the contrary, purely idealistic.
Bill Gates III # 1 on Forbes Billionaire List
Personal fortune - $ 50 billion
Cars: Porsche 911 Convertible, 1991; Porsche 959 coupe, 1988
Microsoft founder and richest man in the world Bill Gates is content with two modest Porsches. The 1991 Porsche 911 Gates cabriolet could well have changed, especially since the company created in 2005 updated version this model Porsche 997.
If the Porsche 911 is more of an ordinary car that can be found in the garage of any wealthy American going through a midlife crisis, then Gates' second Porsche 959 is a truly rare car with its own history. In total, 230 of these machines were produced. Moreover, in the United States, this Porsche model quickly fell under a ban due to non-compliance with environmental standards and low safety performance.
The Porsche 959 was able to return to American roads only after a special federal law signed by Bill Clinton. It is rumored that Bill Gates and Paul Allen specially designed computer program, which proved the safety of this car, thanks to which the permissive law was passed. It is quite possible that talented programmers made several mistakes in the program.
Warren Buffett # 2 on the Forbes billionaire list
Personal fortune - $ 42 billion
Vehicle: 2001 Lincoln Towncar Signature Series
Why the most successful and stingy investor in the world, Warren Buffett, chose this particular car is difficult to say. Buffett could have bought himself something like a Ford Crown Victoria and saved a couple thousand more dollars. But, apparently, for the sake of the comfort of the wide Lincoln seats, Buffett is ready to go at a reasonable expense. You can recognize Warren Buffett's Lincoln Towncar in the heavy traffic on Wall Street by the license plate "THRIFTY", which translates as "calculating."
Ingvar Kamprad 4th place on the Forbes billionaires list
Personal fortune - $ 28 billion
Car: Volvo 240 GL, 1993
The founder of IKEA, the richest man in Sweden, does not want to break away from the people on which he earns his billions. Although he has a 13-year-old Volvo 240 GL in his garage, he rarely drives it. He usually gets to work by bus.
By the way, on longer trips, Ingvar Kamprad is also ascetic: he flies in economy class and stays in cheap hotels. Kamprad clearly follows the commandments that he himself invented and published in his book "Testaments of the Furniture Seller". "IKEA people don't drive high-profile cars or stay in luxury hotels." It seems that Kamprad takes his ideology seriously, at least in public.
Paul Allen # 6 on Forbes Billionaire List
Personal fortune - $ 22 billion
Cars: Porsche 959 coupe, 1988; Mazda B-Series pickup, 1988
The man who co-founded Microsoft with Bill Gates prefers to spend time at sea in his 125-meter Octopus. But, when earthly affairs still forces Allen to return, then on land he moves on one of his two cars, which are waiting for him on different sides of the Atlantic.
Allen took the Porsche 959 to Europe because, unlike Bill Gates, he did not wait for Clinton to allow these cars to be driven in the United States. For the house, Paul Allen, offended by America, bought japanese car - pickup Mazda B-Series.
Al-Walid ibn Talal ibn Abdel Aziz al-Saud # 8 on Forbes Billionaire List
Personal net worth: $ 20 billion
Cars: Infiniti FX45, Hummer H1, Volvo XC90, Rolls-Royce Phantom, Daewoo matiz
The nephew of the King of Saudi Arabia, Prince Alwaleed, has been accustomed to the best cars since childhood, which, by the way, he treats very carefully, unlike money. Each new car, he buys in duplicate - he drives one himself, and the second he buys for protection. The only two pieces that look somewhat strange in the collection of Prince Alwaleed are two daewoo car Matiz. In fact, everything is very simple - the prince owns a significant stake in Daewoo.
Michael Dell # 12 on Forbes Billionaire List
Personal net worth - $ 17.1 billion
Cars: Porsche Boxster, 2004; 2005 Hummer H2
Personal computer king Michael Dell took an interest in technology from a very young age. At 15, he broke Dad's brand new Apple II computer just to see if he could get it fixed. Managed. Later, at age 19, Dell already founded his own personal computer company.
Dell Computer has become the most successful computer company in the world, which allowed its founder to buy a couple of decent cars. In Texas, where Dell built a $ 10 million mansion, rain is rather rare, which is why Dell drives an open Porsche Boxster most of the time. In bad weather, Dell drives a Hummer H2.
Lawrence Ellison 15th place on the Forbes billionaires list
Personal fortune - $ 16 billion
Cars: Bentley Flying Spur, 2006; Bentley Continental GT
Oracle President and Cofounder Larry Alison, unlike other billionaire colleagues, is not shy about luxury. Being an avid traveler, in each of the three elements, he certainly wants to be noticeable. He travels by air in a jet MiG, in the sea Allison goes on one of the world's largest 138-meter yacht Rising Sun, and on land he moves exclusively in Bentley cars. Cars of this British brand provide Allison with the same pleasure, whether he is driving or traveling as a passenger.
Jim Walton 17th place on the Forbes billionaires list
Personal net worth - $ 15.9 billion
Cars: Dodge Dakota pickup, 2002; Acura Integra, 2000; Mitsubishi Montero sport 1998; Chevrolet Silverado pickup 1999; 1959 Cadillac
The youngest son of Sam Walton, founder of the Wal-Mart supermarket chain, began his career in his father's stores: he swept the floor and placed goods on the shelves. Today, he is engaged in more serious issues in the family empire, and he does not have time to choose a luxury car. So for Walton, the car is really just a means of transportation. And he apparently keeps a 1959 Cadillac as his first car.
Alice Walton # 20 on the Forbes billionaires list
Personal net worth - $ 15.7 billion
Car: 2006 Ford F-150 King Ranch
Another member of the Walton clan, daughter of Wal-Mart founder Alice Walton, has a rocky relationship with cars. In 1989, while driving her Porsche, she hit a 50-year-old woman who later died of her injuries. Another 9 years later, Alice was fined nearly a thousand dollars for drunk driving. Alice Walton now lives on her ranch in Texas, where she travels in a powerful Ford F-150 King Ranch pickup truck.
Stephen Ballmer 24th on Forbes Billionaire List
Personal net worth - $ 13.6 billion
Vehicle: 1981 Lincoln Continental
Another Microsoft billionaire, Stephen Ballmer was born in the most "automotive" city in the United States - Detroit. His father worked as a manager at a Ford plant. However, Ballmer did not inherit much love for cars. He still drives a 1981 Lincoln Continental. While this car will be better than Warren Buffett's Lincoln Town Car, the Continental is certainly not a Ferrari.
But Ballmer has no reason for bright cars, his insane temperament makes him the most visible person in any place where he appears. It is known that during one of Microsoft's presentations in Japan, Ballmer shouted for several hours: "Windows, Windows, Windows", after which he had to do an urgent operation on his vocal cords.
What kind of car would you buy if you were a billionaire? Bentley, Porsche, or Rolls-Royce? We found the cars that are used by the richest people on the planet.
- Carlos Slim Hel
- Bill Gates
- Mark Zuckerberg
- Ingvar Kamprad
- Larry Ellison
Carlos Slim Hel
Condition: $ 49.7 billion
The Mexican telecommunications giant drives a Bentley Continental Flying Spur, which costs about $ 300,000.
Bill Gates
Condition: $ 84.5 billion
The founder of Microsoft drives a Porsche 959 Coupe. 230 models of this car have been created and each of them costs 200,000 dollars.
Mark Zuckerberg
Condition: $ 54.6 billion
Founder and general director Facebook sold its old Honda Accord in 2014 and bought it for $ 30,000 new volkswagen GTI with manual box gear.
Ingvar Kamprad
Condition: $ 39.3 billion
According to Business Insider, if you sell Ikea's founder's Volvo 240, it'll only cost about $ 1,500.
Larry Ellison
Condition: $ 50.3 billion
Founder of Oracle, owner of F1 McLaren. Production of this car stopped in 1998 and only 106 were produced.
This car can accelerate from 0-100 km / h in just 3.2 seconds. It is currently worth $ 4.1 million.
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