Size doesn’t always matter. But in the rarefied world of superyachts, bigger tends to be better.
Long a status symbol for the masters of the universe, superyachts are defined by their excess, not their practicality, and as the rich get richer, their boats are getting longer.
The trend illustrates an unofficial yachting rule of thumb: The bigger the boat, the richer the owner. To own a 50-meter vessel, you likely have to be a billionaire. Over 100 meters long, add a zero or two.
Over the past two years, three of the wealthiest people on the planet — Jeff Bezos, Mark Zuckerberg, and Sergey Brin — have taken possession of yachts over 100 meters long.
“It’s a bit of a celebration of your success in life, of wealth,” Giovanna Vitelli, the chair of the Azimut Benetti Group, one of the biggest producers of superyachts, previously told Business Insider.
Decked out with amenities like gyms, spas, pools, movie theaters, and helicopter hangars, these megayachts — broadly defined as over 70 meters long — are custom-built and cost hundreds of millions of dollars.
The comings and goings, customizations, and sheer size of the boats provide insight into how today’s ruling class lives. New yachts often feature state-of-the-art gyms and wellness areas as longevity has become an obsession of the superrich, and with superyacht owners skewing younger, many have offices and work setups on board.
Here are the largest yachts owned by tech billionaires, or at least those we know about.
In an industry governed by discretion, deciphering who owns what is an exercise in stringing together many clues. There are likely yachts that have not been publicly recorded or registered. Evan Spiegel, for example, is rumored to own the 94-meter megayacht Bliss. If you’re lucky, it turns out money can buy privacy.
Sergey Brin: Dragonfly
Dragonfly, right, owned by Google cofounder Sergey Brin, was spotted in Miami last winter. Scott Roth/Invision/AP
Google cofounder Sergey Brin has a flotilla of yachts, boats, and water toys known as the “Fly Fleet.”
The largest is the 142-meter-long Dragonfly, which was delivered in December 2024. The yacht has since been spotted in Miami, where Brin spent $51 million on a waterfront mansion earlier this year.
Built by the prestigious German shipyard Lürssen, Dragonfly earned the 2025 Yacht Style award in its length class. It comes equipped with a full suite of amenities, including a glass-bottomed pool, a cinema, a spa, a gym, a business deck with a home office, and a helicopter hangar.
The superyacht is Brin’s second of the same name.
The former Dragonfly, 73 meters long, was listed for sale under a new name, Capricorn, with a $30 million asking price.
Brin’s fleet, which requires a team of 50 full-time employees, also includes Butterfly, a 38-meter-long yacht; a smaller boat named Firefly; Jet Skis; foil boards; dinghies; and kiteboards.
Jeff Bezos: Koru and Abeona
Jeff Bezos’ superyacht Koru, delivered in 2023, is the largest sailing yacht in the world. Felix Frieler/picture alliance via Getty Images
Bezos’ $500 million megayacht, the 127-meter Koru, made waves when it was delivered in 2023.
As the largest sailing yacht in the world, Koru is hard to miss thanks to its three massive masts. It travels with Abeona, its 75-meter support vessel, in tow.
“I heard back in 2018 or something that somebody had ordered a classic sailing yacht,” one superyacht aficionado told Business Insider. “You order 125 meters, that’s not really going to be classic. But it is. I think it’s pretty cool.”
The yacht has hosted several of Bezos and Lauren Sánchez Bezos’ famous friends for various occasions, including an engagement party that drew Bill Gates and Leonardo DiCaprio on board and a pre-wedding foam party to celebrate Sánchez Bezos’ son’s birthday.
Before its completion, Koru made headlines when it was announced that a historic bridge in Rotterdam would be taken apart to allow the Oceanco-built boat through. Due to the backlash, the shipyard made alternative plans.
The yacht has also been criticized for the liberal use of teak on its decks and interiors. The wood has gained a reputation for its connection to Myanmar, a country with a checkered human rights record. In 2024, Oceanco was fined for violating the European Timber Regulation, and the shipyard has since apologized.
Mark Zuckerberg: Launchpad
Aerial shots of the yacht seem to show a pool on its main deck and a helipad. Ruben Griffioen/SuperYachtTimes
Following months of rumors, Zuckerberg debuted Launchpad in 2024. The 118-meter superyacht was originally designed for a sanctioned Russian businessman.
The ship made its maiden voyage in March 2024, going from Gibraltar to St. Maarten and mooring in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. It has since visited Panama for Zuckerberg’s 40th birthday and spent summers in the Mediterranean.
Little is known about its interior, but photos show a large swimming pool, and its shipyard, Feadship, has written about its “fully enclosed pod-like observation lounge” and two helipads.
Its price has likewise been kept under wraps, but a yacht of that size would typically cost nine figures.
Eric Schmidt: Whisper
Eric Schmidt bought Kismet from the Jacksonville Jaguars owner Shahid Khan — hence the figurehead — last year and renamed it Whisper. Jan Woitas/picture alliance via Getty Images
Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt purchased Kismet, a 95-meter-long superyacht formerly owned by billionaire Shahid Khan, the owner of the Jacksonville Jaguars, in 2023 and renamed the Lürssen-built vessel Whisper.
Schmidt had agreed to purchase the Alfa Nero, which had formerly belonged to a sanctioned Russian oligarch, at an auction for $67 million, Bloomberg reported, but he backed out of the deal after questions arose over its true owner.
Whisper can accommodate 12 guests and a crew of 28, according to Moran Yacht & Ship, which oversaw its construction. It features a master deck with a private jacuzzi, a full-service spa, a lap pool, a movie theater, and an outdoor fireplace.
While its final sale price was not public, it was listed for about $160 million.
Schmidt charters the yacht for about $1.4 million a week — an opportunity his fellow billionaire, Magic Johnson, has taken advantage of. In the summer of 2025, Johnson posted videos and photos from a weekslong Mediterranean vacation aboard Whisper, including workouts in the outdoor gym and a toga party with the crew.
Barry Diller: Eos
Eos is a popular venue for Barry Diller and Diane von Furstenberg’s celebrity friends. Horacio Villalobos/Getty Images
Billionaire Barry Diller, the chairman of digital media company IAC, owns the sailing yacht Eos with his wife, fashion designer Diane von Furstenberg, who is immortalized in a figurehead sculpture by Anh Duong.
Among the largest private sailing yachts in the world, the three-masted Lürssen schooner measures 93 meters long. It took three years to build, and was delivered to Diller in 2009; little has been revealed about its interior and features since then.
The power couple has hosted many celebrities on the Eos, which spends its summers in the Mediterranean and New Year’s Eve in St. Barts. Over the years, guests have included Oprah Winfrey, Emma Thompson, Anderson Cooper, and Bezos, leading some to believe it inspired Koru.
Jim Clark: Athena
Netscape founder Jim Clark has put Athena up for sale but has yet to sell it. Burgess
Netscape founder Jim Clark’s 90-meter sailing yacht Athena was delivered in 2004.
“I could easily have built a 50- or 60-meter motor yacht that would have had the same space as Athena, but I was never really interested in building a motor yacht,” he told Boat International in 2016. “To my eye, she’s one of the most gorgeous large sailing yachts, maybe the most gorgeous large sailing yacht in the world.”
The former Stanford professor has tried to sell it at various points — listing the yacht for $95 million in 2012, $69 million in 2016, and $59 million in 2017 — but it has yet to change hands.
Charles Simonyi: Norn
Early Microsoft employee Charles Simonyi traded in his first yacht, Skat, pictured here, for the bigger Norn. Christopher Hunt/Getty Images
Early Microsoft employee Charles Simonyi has purchased two megayachts from the German shipyard Lürssen: the 90-meter Norn and 71-meter Skat.
Delivered in 2023, Norn features an outdoor cinema and a pool floor that lifts to become a light-up dance floor. It shares a militaristic style with Skat, which Simonyi sold in 2021 after listing it for €56.5 million.
“The yacht is to be home away from my home in Seattle, and its style should match the style of the house, adapted for the practicalities of the sea,” Simonyi once said of Skat.
Larry Ellison: Musashi
Larry Ellison is passionate about yachting and sailing; he owns the superyacht Musashi and has previously funded a sailing team. Eric Risberg/AP Photo
Oracle founder Larry Ellison has owned several superyachts over the years, including the Rising Sun, which he later sold to fellow billionaire David Geffen.
His current custom yacht, Musashi, was delivered by Feadship in 2011.
Named after a famous samurai warrior, the 88-meter-long yacht has both Japanese and Art Deco-inspired design elements. It also boasts amenities such as an elevator, swimming pool, beauty salon, gym, and basketball court.
Ellison is known for his spending — private islands, jets, a tennis tournament — and yachting is among his favorite and most expensive hobbies. He took up racing them in the 1990s and has previously financed the America’s Cup-winning BMW Oracle Racing team.
Laurene Powell Jobs: Venus
Venus was originally designed for Steve Jobs, though he never set foot on it. Valery Hache/AFP via Getty Images
Steve Jobs’ widow, investor, and philanthropist Laurene Powell Jobs, inherited a nearly finished 78-meter yacht named Venus when the Apple cofounder died in 2011.
After spending years vacationing on Ellison’s yachts — Venus and Musashi come from the same shipyard, Feadship — Jobs wanted one for himself. He designed Venus with French starchitect and decorator Philippe Starck, and it was worth $130 million upon completion.
“Venus comes from the philosophy of minimum,” Starck said of its design on his website. “The elegance of the minimum, approaching dematerialization.”
Jobs and Starck began working together in 2007, the designer told Vanity Fair, and held monthly meetings over the course of four years. Venus was delivered in 2012 to Jobs’ specifications: six identical cabins, a design to ensure spaces of absolute silence, and the most up-to-date technology.
“There will never again be a boat of that quality again. Because never again will two madmen come together to accomplish such a task,” Starck told the magazine.
Grace Kay and Sindhu Sundar contributed to an earlier version of this story.
