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Jeff Bezos, the world's second richest man, is the owner of The Washington Post.  - Go to Banking Rates/File
Jeff Bezos, the world’s second richest man, is the owner of The Washington Post. – Go to Banking Rates/File

From sharks in tanks to empty islands, if you have the money, your spending doesn’t matter.

According to forbesThere are 2,781 billionaires in the world with an accumulated wealth of $14.2 trillion.

Most of the wealth comes from the top 20, who have gained a combined wealth of $700 billion over the last year.

Currently, Bernard Arnault, owner of luxury goods brand LVMH, is the richest man on earth, followed by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and Tesla chief executive Elon Musk.

Here is a list of the strangest expenses of some of the world’s billionaires

Steve Cohen’s

go banking rates American hedge fund manager Steven Cohen is reported to have a 14-foot tiger shark that lived in a tank, which he purchased in 2004 for a reported price of $8 million to $12 million.

larry ellison

Oracle founder Larry Ellison purchased the Hawaiian island of Lanai for $300 million in 2012. The tropical island includes two Four Seasons resorts and a town with a population of 3,300.

Bill Gates

In 1994, Microsoft founder Bill Gates spent $30.8 million to purchase a 72-page manuscript called the Codex Leicester, written by Leonardo da Vinci in the early 16th century.

jeff bezos

Jeff Bezos, founder of Amazon, bought one of the world’s most prestigious publications, Washington PostIn 2013, for a staggering $250 million.

Elon Musk

In a highly unexpected move that surprised everyone, SpaceX owner Elon Musk made headlines by spending a whopping $44 billion on the acquisition of X, formerly known as Twitter.

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