Billionaires And Their Private Islands

We all dream of getting away to a private island that belongs only to ourselves with no one else to disturb us. There’s nothing more relaxing than white sandy beaches, enjoying the finest foods and delicious beverages to truly help you relax. Well, for many billionaires, this dream is a reality. All you need is a few hundred million to drop! Billionaire Larry Ellison actually spent $500-$600 million dollars on the island of Lanai in Hawaii. But he isn’t keeping it all to himself. It’s open for the public if they’re willing to pay the hefty price tag behind the luxury hotel and incredible amenities. Mark Zuckerberg is even jumping on the bandwagon with island purchases by spending millions of dollars on just acres of Kauai, even though it has its share of controversy. All over the world, there are islands for sale that are just waiting to be bought. Some billionaires, like Louis Moore Bacon, buy islands for the sake of restoring its natural habitat and bringing in just a few people to live there as caretakers. Billionaires are a dime a dozen these days, and they’re showing off their wealth in amazing ways, like buying islands! In this video, we’re going to be exploring the islands that are owned by billionaires and we’ll see why they made their purchases and whether or not they eventually sold their island getaway.

Written by: Alex Matsuo
Narrated by: Alex Matsuo
Edited by: Nikita B.

CHAPTERS:

0:00 Intro
0:11 Lanai, Hawaii
1:10 Kauai, Hawaii
1:55 Necker Island, British Virgin Islands
2:45 James Island, Canada
3:10 Big Sampson Cay
3:53 Allan Island
4:42 Robins Island, New York
5:36 Laucala
6:16 St. Phillips Island
7:08 Brecqhou
7:50 Blackadore Caye

[LixyTempest]

They really said, nah I don’t only want a 20000 feet long mansion but also a private island and a landing spot for my 50 million dollar plain

[nothing]

You are the most underrated YouTube channel

[eggplantandpeach]

When I hear island & billionaires, I think Jeffrey Epstein Island

[Guvna]

And most of these people preach to us constantly about how to live our lives

[luxuryhub]

There's absolutely nothing more relaxing than white sandy beaches, enjoying the finest foods and delicious beverages to truly help you relax and unwind

[moschbear]

that Allen island is quiet interesting, you can easily put it off-grid, sure you need to invest a bit but that shouldn't be the problem to be honest, just set up like 8 big solar collectors and you solved the electricity problem and freshwater is easy aswell, this island is a absolut gem, who ever bought it, well done

[adedamolaadeleke]

I still actually remember hearing about richard branson

[ST-zh]

Clearly a yacht wasn’t enough for these people… they just had to own a island as well

[wellno]

We’re all thinking of the same island lol

[kiellinn]

3 months on a random island in the Pacific, Caribbean, Northern Atlantic. Great opportunity everyone should Consider.

[dwighthall]

Dwight Hall " known as the great Don Jah Vim, and Families are the ( CEO ) OWNERS of the FiJi Islands along with our Pet's and Animal's, on our Family Private Island.

[briandaleske]

I wonder how does a BILLIONAIRE find a unclaimed island, and how does that wealthy person able to buy the island without any problems?

[Guerrilla]

I wonder how many of them are like Jeffrey's Island. Eat the rich

[ricksuurd]

Necker island was bought in 1978 by Branson for 180K not 1.2 Million

[daniellecobb]

It's like owning your own world. That's crazy. Wtf are they doing with that much land?

[dylanbishop]

I only wish to buy a house or condo there mayb one day...❤❤

[therenaissanceredneck]

Not sure where you get your information but you're not getting accurate info.

Sir Richard Branson bought Necker Island in 1978 for $120, 000.00, not $1, 200, 000.00.

[CRUELLANDER]

I sort of hate that most of these billionaires just make these islands luxury places. Like I get it and sort of make sense when it comes to investing and making money but c'mon if I was a billion dollar I would buy a large tropical island and have everything and everyone off the island besides nature. I would buy certain types of trees, plants, bushes, flowers, and also I would try buying types of fish, birds, and other types of animals but I would certainly want any snakes removed from the island. I would turn it into a Nature/ Animal Preserve and I would want to bring back some extinct animals and bring them here. I'm not talking about Dinosaurs I'm talking about like The Passenger Pigeon, Maybe the Dodo, Chalorictheriums Tasmanian Tiger, and other many species

[dylanbishop]

John Malone? Post Malone? Brothers🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

[candiceperry]

It is awesome to own you're private Island