The billionaire's social calendar for 2026: The must-attend events for the world's wealthiest business icons

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A collage of lavish and expensive items
Billionaires follow a pretty consistent schedule, flying their private jets en masse from Davos in January and Sun Valley in July, stopping in Monaco and St. Barts on their superyachts in between.

Getty Images; Rolex; Tyler Le/BI

Where billionaires like Jeff Bezos and Mark Zuckerberg's yachts have been spotted ahead of New Year's Eve

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Lauren Sánchez Bezos and Jeff Bezos are seen on December 24, 2025 in Aspen, Colorado.
Billionaires like Jeff Bezos and his wife, Lauren Sánchez Bezos, are flocking toward warm Caribbean waters for New Year's Eve.

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I'm a world-record spearfisher turned yacht broker. Here's how I got into helping the ultrawealthy find the right boat.

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Cameron Kirkconnell with a large reddish pink fish.
Cameron Kirkconnell is a world-record spearfished turned yacht broker.

Cameron Kirkconnell, Ikonic Yachts

Seized Russian superyacht Amadea has been sold — but it's not smooth sailing yet

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The 106m-long and 18m-high super luxury motor yacht Amadea, one of the largest yacht in the world is seen after anchored at pier in Pasatarlasi for bunkering with 9 fuel trucks, on February 18, 2020 in Bodrum district of Mugla province in Turkey
The Amadea, which was seized by the Department of Justice in 2022, has a new owner.

Osman Uras/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images

This is how the world's richest people spend their money

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A couple walk with Hermes shopping bags as they leave a Hermes store in Paris, France, March 21, 2013. REUTERS/Philippe Wojazer/File Photo
The ultrawealthy spend more than $100 billion on personal goods, like jewelry, watches, and furniture.

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I quit my corporate job at 29 and became a yacht chef. Now I cook for high-profile executives and retired athletes.

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emily ruybal chef split with yacht menu
Emily Ruybal is a private chef and content creator working on chartered yachts.

Courtesy of Emily Ruybal

See the largest yachts owned by tech billionaires, from Sergey Brin's new Dragonfly to Jeff Bezos's Koru

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Mark Zuckerberg/Launchpad yacht
Mark Zuckerberg's Launchpad, which set sail in 2024, cost nine figures and is one of the largest superyachts owned by a tech billionaire.

Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images; Ruben Griffeon/SuperYacht Times

Billionaire gaming CEO buys superyacht company that built his and Jeff Bezos' boats

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Gabe Newell, cofounder of Valve
Newell is worth $9.5 billion.

Olly Curtis/Future Publishing via Getty Images

Photos show the USS Sequoia, the US presidential yacht once known as the 'floating White House'

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The USS Sequoia on the water.
The USS Sequoia served as the presidential yacht.

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The billionaire's social calendar: The must-attend events for the world's wealthiest business icons

Tech Insider : Travel
A plane, chanel purse, Rolex, gold chain, and other luxury items are displayed together
Billionaires follow a pretty consistent schedule, flying their private jets en masse from Davos in January and Sun Valley in July, stopping in Monaco and St. Barts on their superyachts in between.

iStock; Robyn Phelps/Insider

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