It’s no secret that Mark Zuckerberg loves to jump in the water. Now he can do that from his new megayacht.
With a fortune of around 177.2 billion US dollars (as of March 2024), birthday presents for Mark Zuckerberg (39) are quite lavish – even if the Facebook founder gives himself presents. , the fourth richest man in the world is said to have treated himself to a yacht worth $300 million a few months before his 40th birthday on May 14th.
Zuckerberg’s yacht has a swimming pool and a heli-landing pad
Accordingly, the almost 118-meter-long boat was said to have been seen off the coast in the Haften Port Everglades in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, on Thursday (March 21) after it arrived at its berth at the beginning of the week after its maiden voyage from the Netherlands. Zuckerberg had previously inspected the megayacht with the former name “Project 1010” in the Netherlands at the beginning of March.
Because the boat was originally commissioned by a Russian oligarch, there were delays in delivery to the USA. Zuckerberg is said to have renamed the yacht, built in 2022, “Launchpad”. According to the Sun, Zuckerberg asked for special permission – possibly to receive his new toy before his birthday.
The dark blue yacht is equipped with a swimming pool on the main deck and a large helipad with hangar on the upper deck. There will also be a unique glass sky lounge. The 118 meter long yacht will accommodate 24 guests and a 48-person crew.
“Launchpad” is one of the longest yachts in the world
In the ranking of the largest yachts in the world, “Launchpad” comes in 45th place. However, she is one of the largest Dutch-made yachts. However, Zuckerberg’s boat is trumped by that of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos (60): his yacht “Koru”, made in the Netherlands, is 127 meters long. It cost the current richest man in the world a whopping $500 million.
However, neither of them can come close to the longest yacht in the world: The “Azzam” made in Germany by the now deceased Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayid Al Nahyan (1948-2022) measures an unbeatable 180 meters.
Source: Stern
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