Buying a car is often a status symbol for many people. However, the car billionaires use every day often does not indicate that they are the richest people in the world.
The world’s richest people in 2023 according to Forbes magazine are “poor” by 200 billion USD compared to last year, but they still hold a huge amount of 2.1 trillion USD. Even so, expensive cars only make up a very small part of that wealth.
1. Bernard Arnault and his family: $211 billionBernard Arnault became the richest man in the world for the first time this year. He owns luxury cars from Ferrari, Bugatti, Aston Martin, BMW and Mercedes-Benz like many other rich people.
Bernard Arnault is very fond of Ferrari. He bought at least 6 “Prizes”. He is also one of 77 owners of the limited edition Aston Martin One-77, the $2.5 million Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport Vitesse or the $3.5 million Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren Stirling Moss. There are also many other impressive cars – Photo: Carhp
Although he owns many supercars, the car he uses every day seems to be a 2015 BMW 760Li – Photo: Bloomberg
2. Elon Musk: $180 billion
As the head of Tesla, many people think that Elon Musk only likes electric cars. But that’s not the case.
Of course, Elon Musk owns many cars with the T logo. One of them has flown into space and is still out there. The car he uses every day is a Tesla Model S Performance, sometimes a Model 3 Performance, but if he goes with his 𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥ren, it will be a Model X – Photo: Insider
He used to drive every day with McLaren F1 until the accident. He especially fell in love with Lotus Esprit after watching “The Spy Who Loved Me” from the Bond film series. But he was also disillusioned because it turned out that the car could not be pressed and turned into a submarine like in the movie – Photo: PCMag
3. Jeff Bezos: $114 billion
According to Carhp, Jeff Bezos, CEO of Amazon, owns a collection of supercars worth $20 million.
He owns some of the most expensive and rarest cars in the world from many brands such as Bugatti, Cadillac, Ferrari, Koenigsegg, Lamborghini, Land Rover, Lincoln, Mercedes-Benz and W Motors. In addition, he also has 2 jets and a private superyacht among the world’s largest – Photo: Carhp
But he didn’t see the need to flaunt his wealth at work. He often uses Honda Accord. But when asked by CBS why he had such a simple car, Bezos replied it was a really good car. However, it is not clear if he still uses this car – Photo: MotorBiscuit
4. Larry Ellison: $107 billion
The Oracle founder often drives the Lexus LS 600h (pictured), but of course that’s not the only car he owns. He also has McLaren F1, Audi R8… – Photo: ClubLexus
5. Warren Buffett: $106 billion
Warren Buffet is a “typical Wall Street person” who has made billions of dollars through countless shrewd investments.
His investment style also influences his attitude to buying a car. Warren Buffett is famous for sticking with a car for so long that his daughter is annoyed. Under pressure from his daughter, he finally changed from Cadillac DTS to Cadillac XTS – Photo: TheStreet
6. Bill Gates: $104 billion
Bill Gates owns many luxury, unique and rare cars. But he didn’t brag.
It is not known what cars he actually owns. Only know for sure Porsche 959, Porsche Taycan. There are also Mercedes-Benz, Lamborghini and Ferrari – Photo: The Driven
7. Michael Bloomberg: $94.5 billion
As a busy person, Michael Bloomberg rarely talks about his cars. People only know what car the billionaire owns when taking pictures on the road.
Some of the cars Bloomberg owns have been seen include the Cadillac Escalade, 2013 Tesla Model S, 2014 Audi R8 V10 Coupé, Mercedes-Maybach S680. He also used to take the subway, and Chevrolet Suburban was the car that took him to the station – Photo: TIME
8. Carlos Slim Helú and his family: $93 billion
Slim owns many luxury cars, including one worth several million dollars. These include Bentley Continental Flying Spur, Maybach Guard, Cadillac 1941 or Mercedes-Benz E-Class – Photo: Insider
9. Mukesh Ambani: $83.4 billion
The Indian billionaire, the richest man in Asia, owns a fleet of cars including Rolls-Royce, BMW, Aston Martins. But the most prominent is the gold-plated Rolls-Royce Cullinan or the Mercedes-Maybach 62 parcels donated by his wife – Photo: SCMP
10. Steve Ballmer: $80.7 billion
As a Detroit native, 𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐧 in a family working for Ford, it is easy to understand why the former Microsoft CEO is loyal to Ford cars. When buying a Ford Fusion in 2010, Ford CEO at the time, Allan Mullally, personally delivered the car to Ballmer’s house – Photo: Ford
11. Francoise Bettencourt Meyers and family: $80.5 billion
As the heir to L’Oréal, Françoise Bettencourt Meyers has also been the richest woman in the world for the past three years.
Although 𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐧 into a wealthy family, Francoise is not as passionate about the lavish lifestyle as her parents. She prefers playing the piano to spending money on a car, so not much is known about her car collection. According to 21motoring, Francoise owns Bentley Continental GT, Jaguar F-Type and Porsche 911 Carrera S. Most likely inherited from parents – Photo: New Trader U
12. Larry Page: $79.2 billion and Sergey Brin: $76 billion (14)
Larry Page and Sergey Brin founded Google together, sharing many common interests in cars with the Tesla Roadster and Toyota Prius in the garage – Photo: Venture Beat
13. Amancio Ortega: $77.3 billion
The owner of Zara wears the same outfit every day (nothing is not from Zara) and drinks coffee at the canteen when he goes to work. Only once in a while does his rich life reveal itself as when buying a mansion or buying an airplane.
However, the cars he often uses are not too luxurious compared to the fortune Ortega has. It’s Audi or Mercedes-Benz – Photo: Tribuna
15. Zhong Shanshan (Chung Shaan Shaan): $68 billionZhong Shanshan is probably one of the most “mysterious” billionaires in the world, including the car he drives. He rarely appears in public and almost never speaks to the media.
It is only known that before becoming the richest man in China thanks to bottled water, he was once a reporter and came from a poor family, only passing the average college after failing an exam a year.
Although it is not known exactly what car he drives, his stay away from a lavish lifestyle and expensive purchases shows that it is likely that the car he uses will be very modest – Photo: FT
