The flooring on the bottom level is completely transparent, so passengers can look down at the views below. The Saudi Arabian king owns a lavish yacht which includes a gym, pool, cinema, spa, and more – sounds like more of a cruise ship than a yacht!
Saudi Royal Family
Estimated net worth: 1.7 trillion The family that rules Saudi Arabia, otherwise known as The House of Saud, have been ruling their kingdom for over 200 years. With a land rich in oil and natural resources, the family was already set up to be quite a bit wealthier than any other kingdom. But, what sets them apart is their business and investments.
The royal family is substantially larger than European royals such as the British or the Dutch. King Salman, for example, has no less than 13 children and other members of his family have a similar number of kids. Exponential growth is the key to those numbers.
His most publicized palace is called the Promotion Palace, which is his third-largest. The tenant of this palace are the prince and his two wives. The palace's grounds include a mosque, 3 swimming pools, gold-plated faucets, 4 kitchens for different types of food plus a fifth kitchen for desserts, and chefs who can accommodate the needs of up to 2,000 people within an hour.
The estimated cost of plating each of his cars in gold is about around $5,000, and sending such a car overseas costs about $25,000 using Qatar Airways. One of the prince's Instagram videos shows him driving a Mercedez chasing a camel through the desert.
They also have substantial investments in some of the largest companies in the world, such as Uber, WeWork, Twitter, Snapchat, Tesla, and more. WeWork, for example, has $4.4 billion invested in it by the House of Saud.