Jeff Bezos used to drive a 1997 Honda Accord and repurposed surplus wooden doors as desks. Now he is one of the wealthiest people in the world.

His vast sums have allowed Bezos to spend on passion projects such as Blue Origin rockets, and a Venice wedding to fiancée Lauren Sanchez that some estimate could cost $15 million to $20 million.

Total wealth

Bezos is among the richest billionaires, according to The Wall Street Journal, which in February estimated his net worth at $263.8 billion.

Bezos owns about 8.6% of Amazon, a percentage valued at roughly $190.56 billion as of early June, per FactSet.

In 2024, Bezos sold about $13.5 billion of Amazon shares.

The billionaire’s private investment firm, called Bezos Expeditions, manages his personal wealth and investments. It has around $107.8 billion of assets, the Sovereign Wealth Fund Institute estimated. The firm’s website said it has invested in companies such as Airbnb, Uber Technologies, Perplexity and the Washington Post, as well as spacetransportation company Blue Origin.

Real estate

Bezos is the country’s 23rd-largest landowner, with 420,000 acres across the U.S., according to the Land Report, a trade publication. He has also spent hundreds of millions of dollars on homes, including:

The Warner Estate in Beverly Hills, Calif., at left, which he paid $165 million to buy in 2020.

A 14-acre compound in Maui that cost Bezos $78 million in 2021.

Three properties in Indian Creek—an exclusive island near Miami— that Bezos bought for a total of $234 million in 2023 and 2024

Three apartments at 212 Fifth Avenue in Manhattan, costing a collective $80 million in 2019.

Jets and a superyacht

Bezos has become a collector of fancy planes. He also owns a huge yacht that he primarily parks in Port Everglades, Fla.

The 417-foot-long superyacht, named Koru, cost at least $500 million, according to luxury lifestyle publication Robb Report.

Its support vessel, the Abeona, cost an additional $75 million and features a helipad, the publication said.

Bezos owns two jets and two helicopters, according to Jack Sweeney, who tracks celebrity jets. Bezos’ Gulfstream G650ER jet costs more than $50 million, while his G700 ,above, sells for around $75 million.