Mark Zuckerberg’s $300million ‘birthday present’ mega yacht arrives in US – it even has its own $30m ‘wingman’ boat
FACEBOOK Co-founder Mark Zuckerberg has shown off his wealth at sea, bringing his multimillion-dollar yacht to the United States just weeks before his birthday.
After rumors the billionaire was looking to invest in a yacht began circulating, Zuckerberg was quick to snag a $300 million mega yacht complete with its own $30 million partner boat.
He was seen in the Netherlands touring Project 1010, a Russian-commissioned mega yacht, in early March as said rumors began.
Due to sanctions involved in importing the vessel to the United States, delivery of Zuckerberg’s multimillion-dollar boat was delayed, first being spotted in home waters on March 20.
The 387-foot long vessel docked at Port Everglades in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, with its chrome finish reflecting a harsh sun.
Project 1010 made its maiden voyage from the Netherlands after receiving special permission to be imported just weeks ahead of Zuckerberg’s birthday on May 14, raising questions around whether it could be a gift to mark the occasion.
The mega vessel is not far off the size of Amazon mogul Jeff Bezos’ $500 million 417-foot tall mega yacht, Koru, which was spotted in the same state in November of 2023.
The Abeona, his mega yacht’s support vessel, contained a 264-foot garage holding Bezos’ luxury cars, private helicopter, and jet skis, was docked at a slip four miles away.
To put into perspective the additional costs Zuckerberg is looking at, Bezos reportedly bankrolled a $16,500 per week bill for the Koru to stay at the port, a part of the $25 million in annual costs ship will rack up.
But cost is no object to the 39-year-old, as was the youngest billionaire to make the top 10 wealthiest people in the world list.
In 2021, Mark Zuckerberg is reportedly worth $108 billion, which rose to $138.4 billion by January of 2024.
Zuckerberg is hardly known for conserving his money when faced with large purchases.
In December 2021, it was reported that Zuckerberg was breaking ground on an estimated $270 million 57,000-square-foot Doomsday bunker.
The plans for the structure included filling the football field-sized space with 30 bedrooms, elevators, a swimming pool, a sauna, a tennis court, and a full-sized gym.
EARNING $48,328 – MINUTE BY MINUTE
While a $330 million purchase might sound outlandish to most, especially when coupled with a $270 million bunker, Zuckerberg can make that money back in about two months.
The Meta, formerly Facebook, founder makes between $6 million and $12 million each day, equating to an estimated yearly earning of more than $3 billion.
In 2018, Zuckerberg earned roughly $1.7 million an hour, according to previous Business Insider calculations.
By 2020, he was reportedly ranked the fourth richest person on the planet.
For scale: It takes Zuckerberg less than an hour-and-a half to earn what the Social Security Administration reports and average American man with a bachelor’s degree will earn in his lifetime — $2.2 million.
In less than two minutes, Zuckerberg makes what it takes the full-time median US worker a year to earn — $48,328, writes Business Insider.
Who is Mark Zuckerberg, the founder of Facebook?
Here's what you need to know...
- Mark Zuckerberg is the chairman, CEO and co-founder of social networking giant Facebook
- Born in White Plains, New York in 1984, Zuckerberg already had a “reputation as a programming prodigy” when he started college
- While at Harvard, Zuckerberg launched a site called Face Mash, on which students ranked the attractiveness of their classmates
- Harvard shut the site down after its popularity crashed a network and Zuckerberg later apologised saying it was “completely improper”
- The following term he began working on an early version of Facebook
- The 33-year-old launched the social network from his dorm room on February 4, 2004 with the help of fellow students
- The friends would end up embroiled in legal disputes as they challenged Zuckerberg for shares in the company
- Zuckerberg also faced action from Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, as well as Divya Narendra who claimed he had stolen their idea – the disagreement was later turned into the film, The Social Network
- The tech prodigy dropped out of Harvard to focus on Facebook, but received an honorary degree in 2017
- Speaking about the site to Wired magazine in 2010 he said: “The thing I really care about is the mission, making the world open”
- By 2012 Facebook had one billion users. By June 2017 it had reached two billion users every month
- In 2024, Facebook reaches 3.05 billion monthly users
- Mark Zuckerberg’s estimated net worth is $165 billion, which makes him the fourth-richest person in the world
- Zuckerberg is married to fellow Harvard alumni Priscilla Chan, who he began dating in 2003
- The couple have three daughters, as well as a Puli dog named Beast