there are 847 billionaires living in europe today just like billionaires all over the
world they love to blow it all on houses classic art and some pretty weird hobbies
so naturally let's start with the current goat of europe that would be my man bernard i know
he's the richest man in all of europe with a staggering net worth of 189.1 billion dollars
just to put that in perspective poor bill gates is only worth 130 billion he is the chairman
and chief executive of the one and only louis vuitton they're the guys that sell the likes of
2.1 million dollar teddy bears pumpkin jewel bags worth 130 thousand dollars or rishilu men's shoes
worth ten thousand dollars so when you're the guy who literally creates fine taste for a living
clearly you're not allowed to shop at ikea let's start with his multi-million dollar real estate
his chateau is a 150 year old castle surrounded by a vineyard on all sides it is a beautiful
space even by 150 year old castle standards this property covers 41 hectares and provides
wine worth 600 a bottle the luxurious space was purchased by him and a belgian partner for 175.4
million way back in 98. while that's a pretty big price tag once you look at the place i'm thinking
they got a deal he has also dropped significant amounts of money into saint tropez france he has a
lovely home there in a neighborhood with a typical price tag of over 20 million dollars these villas
are the perfect combination of classic meets modern they have old europe-style architecture
with all the amenities and enormous pools modern socialites expect what you really want these
places for is that ocean view you just cannot get a better look at that great blue ocean water like
a french villa not only has he bought this luxury home there but he's also invested heavily into
the town itself he has spent millions making what used to be a quaint spot into a boutique location
that he is building to attract celebrity guests considering the fact that leo dicaprio beyonce
bono and samuel l jackson have all summered there recently i'd say his investments have
paid off it's obviously not enough that this man has an expensive chateau and is remaking a french
village in his own image if you walk into one of his extremely private homes you'd be devastated
if classic artwork wasn't decorating the walls don't worry you won't be disappointed apparently
he has a well-known rivalry in the art world with another luxury brand manager and top 20
art collector his rivalry with francois pennell is known as the handbag wars they will frequently bid
tens to hundreds of millions against each other for both newer artists and classic ones like monet
not only that but the man has dropped hundreds of millions on the restoration of notre dame
as well i bet i know what his favorite disney movie is if that wasn't enough he also purchased
a 70 meter long yacht known as amadeus for a rumored 70 million dollars it has marble floors
six cabins a gem a golf track and probably one of those turbines from the avengers to make it fly
then there's amancio ortega who gives pretty much every rich guy i've ever covered on this channel
a run for their incredible amounts of money he's the richest man in spain and that's not for lack
of trying to spend that fortune of his the man has amassed 79 billion dollars after founding
the inditex fashion group and zera clothing line despite his efforts to remain a private person
there's just no hiding some of his more high-profile purchases i think you'll find
that for european billionaires everything is about real estate that goes double for ortega
his holding company owns 17 billion dollars worth of property i mean emancio how are you supposed to
pretend you're a private guy when you bought the tallest tower in miami there are few cities in
america less subtle than miami and the panorama tower stretches through 868 feet of its skyline
that makes it one of the top 100 tallest towers in america it cost him 500 million dollars to
buy this one it offers the kind of modern office spaces and apartments that beck into the nicest
companies and renters the city has ortega has also snatched up a 150 million dollar piece of new york
city architectural history the how out building in manhattan may not be the tallest building in
the city like panorama but it has its own unique feature the five-story 79-foot building in soho
was built by john p gainer in 1857 most notably it provided the first functional elevator in new york
city so next time you don't have to use the stairs this is the building to thank while he doesn't
have the nicest car collection i've ever seen he still drives around in style if ortega is driving
around it's 100 gonna be in a mercedes-benz he's most commonly spotted in a luxury benz s-class
worth 28 000 with a top speed of 130 miles per hour on top of that he has the benz gl class which
will run you 58 for 131 miles per hour i mean i would have thrown in a bugatti or a classic
ferrari if i had 80 bill but that's just me his tastes in yachts though are a lot more my speed
he owns a 67 meter super yacht that is an ocean of style and luxury despite the name drizzle it's
an 80 million dollar palace on the water from the classic exterior with contemporary finishes to the
lavish interior designed by redmond whitley dixon he also owns a private jet because a yacht just
isn't enough not only does he have one but he's got a gulfstream g650 that's worth 65 million
dollars once you see how sleek this baby is those 65 mils make a lot more sense so ortega might not
be as into fine paintings or private islands as some other billionaires are but when he goes big
he goes big richard branson is one of the most well-known billionaires in the united kingdom
with a worth of 3.9 billion that's likely about to skyrocket though literally now that he's launching
commercial flights into space he's probably gonna be racking up more billions over the next few
years branson isn't the type of guy to be low-key about anything so it should be no surprise that
lavish spending by his standards is a private island resort you could book right now necker
island is a gorgeous locale that is branson's favorite getaway in the british virgin islands
he purchased the island for a hundred and eighty thousand dollars in 1979 and spent
10 million dollars transforming it into his own luxury paradise the exact opposite of a luxury
resort is his family home in surrey village this is the epitome of a sleepy english country home
the 5.2 million dollar four-bedroom home sits on 1.4 acres of lovely farmland it's kind of crazy to
think that someone as wild as branson ever lived in such a calm looking place his london home in
holland park was also a pretty sleepy location this time it was a lot classier though it is
five stories high has 12 bedrooms and a swimming pool it was originally purchased for newcomers for
branson's company the new staff would stay there for training then it became his family home for
several years until it was sold for upwards of 70 million dollars it's interesting to see branson's
progression from a country home to a london estate to a full-blown island this is only a small part
of branson's vast real estate empire too with so many quality homes it's kind of surprising he's
trying so hard to leave the earth behind james dyson really really really wanted to be elon musk
seriously he just had to trash the 700 million dollar dyson n526 electric car that was clearly
aimed at tesla motors well while dyson is worth an impressive 9.4 billion that is barely a drop
in musk's 261 billion dollar bank account still the billionaire who is famous for inventing the
first bagless vacuum of cyclone technology still manages to spend with the best of them james dyson
is an inventor and engineer whose formal training was in the arts so naturally his home would be
an artistic marvel with a unique architectural design his 45 million dollar singapore bungalow
is certainly one i haven't seen before it hangs over hill on several sides features a winding pool
multiple waterfalls gardens and ponds it also has an entertainment room a massive wine cellar
a roof terrace and two kitchens perhaps most impressive is the square footage 21
108 square feet is quite a big deal in a place like singapore even for foreigners to own land
there they have to have made exceptional economic contributions in singapore he recently relocated
his headquarters to singapore so apparently that's what it takes to score some land there
keep that in mind when you reinvent the vacuum cleaner his other home is well the exact opposite
of the modern masterpiece singapore bungalow in fact it's the kind of a state that when you
see pictures you just assume the queen lives there or something it turns out that the queen
actually sleeps in a silly pink room that looks like it's out of the british barbie dream house
and mr vacuum guy sleeps in a regal room fit for a king i mean this 20.1 million dollar home is
ridiculously preposterously decadent it has marble floors regal british art of famous aristocrats on
the walls columns enormous twin staircases and enough outdoor space to land a few helicopters
i know i know that we talk about a lot of crazy houses on here but this one has its own church
walled kitchen garden lakes lodges woodlands and an orangery who owns an orangery if that's
not enough the man also has proposed building a private art gallery on his land the planned
dottington art gallery is supposed to be an enclosed space in their garden that will feature
famous works of pop art for the public it will also have sculpture gardens and what i assume are
at least a few vacuums on display he also likes to drop big bucks on innovation his company plans
to spend 3.6 billion dollars over the next five years just testing new ideas hopefully they'll
stumble upon the next big thing they've got their sites set on robotics and machine learning now
but that's just what they're telling us about i'm sure his own space company alongside musks
is on its way surely they're going to need vacuums on mars right the richest woman in france is a
pretty good title the richest woman in europe is even better but the richest woman in the world
is about as cool as it gets all three belong to francois bettencourt myers she is the chairwoman
of the l'oreal company and an heiress worth 94.3 billion dollars so if you're the richest woman in
the world how do you spend like you're the richest woman in the world not the way that you'd think
as far as her decadent lifestyle goes really the big ticket item is her home in one of the most
exclusive parisian neighborhoods it's the kind of neighborhood where every one of your neighbors is
rich and influential she inherited this closed off piece of real estate when her mother passed away
that is quite the piece of inheritance wealthy billionaires in france sure do seem to be obsessed
with one thing restoring the notre dame cathedral the famous french monument went up in flames in
2019 to the horror of all the world plenty of france's wealthiest seem to take this pretty hard
well myers is certainly no exception she has donated roughly 226 million dollars for the
project this highlights the deeper aspects of her personality that don't really mesh with the
makeup heiress image most have of her as far as hobbies go she definitely doesn't have the
interest that you'd think she would while other billionaires are focused on innovations
car collections and things of that nature myers is more interested in spiritual matters
she has authored several books on topics ranging from greek mythology to judaism and catholicism
she isn't just interested in leading the world as one of the most successful business women
of all time she wants to promote a world that's beautiful on the outside but deep and thoughtful
on the inside giorgio armani is one of the most recognizable european billionaires in the world
that's largely because armani is one of the best fashion brands ever made this brand has brought
giorgio seven billion dollars as of 2021. so as one of the richest men in fashion he's obviously
gotta look like it in pretty much every aspect of his life spoiler alert he more than lives up to
expectations obviously armani is the kind of guy who would own luxury homes all over the world each
of his homes are not only a place to live but a work of art in and of themselves his milan home is
probably the one that feels the most like him he moved into the house in 1982 and claimed that he
never wanted to leave it once you see inside you see why it's basically a designer's fortress of
solitude every wall is full of inspiring artwork the interior design plan practically beckons for
creativity it has spiral staircases a gorgeous home office and a gorilla statue for some reason
a home like this goes for at least six mil his multi-million dollar winter home in switzerland
known as the polar bear house is even more removed it's a large estate with high ceilings plenty of
open space and a dark brown color scheme it is a place designed to escape and get away from
everything it practically beckons for you to drink a whiskey by the fireplace now let's look at his
caribbean manor in antigua the home is made up of pavilions and villas that are stacked on a cliff
he wanted to make sure the home had an open plan so that wind from the ocean could make its way
all the way through the home that way it would feel like living on an island all the way through
the house major properties like this can go for over six hundred thousand dollars but i'm gonna
bet this house is at least a few million he's got the kind of super yacht that looks super
even by super yacht standards the 60 million dollar ship named main was designed by armani
himself over a period of 30 months the thing most notable about his yacht is its unique color scheme
armani decided to give it a camouflage look ironically that color scheme sets it apart
from the other billionaire super yachts it has a 65 meter hull that can house 12 people in its
seven cabins in addition to hosting 14 crew members it also has a cinema room a gym and
a whirlpool once inside you see that it looks exactly like what you'd expect armani's yacht
to look like it is basically a museum of modern taste on the water if ridley scott made a house
of armani movie instead i'm pretty sure he would have broken ten bill apparently the royal family
is only worth 500 million dollars why do they have a netflix series if they aren't even billionaires
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