{"id":666,"date":"2026-02-19T08:57:57","date_gmt":"2026-02-19T08:57:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gleamgrid.co.za\/?p=666"},"modified":"2026-02-19T08:57:57","modified_gmt":"2026-02-19T08:57:57","slug":"what-could-the-top-6-forbes-billionaires-actually-buy-with-their-fortunes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gleamgrid.co.za\/index.php\/2026\/02\/19\/what-could-the-top-6-forbes-billionaires-actually-buy-with-their-fortunes\/","title":{"rendered":"What Could the Top 6 Forbes Billionaires Actually Buy With Their Fortunes?"},"content":{"rendered":"

When you have more money than most small countries, the usual luxury purchases\u2014yachts, mansions, private jets\u2014start to feel a bit pedestrian. The world’s ten richest people currently hold a combined net worth of $2.6 trillion, which is nearly impossible to comprehend . But what could they actually buy with money that large? Here’s what the top 6 Forbes billionaires could theoretically exchange their billions for.<\/span><\/p>\n

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1. Elon Musk ($775 billion) \u2013 Could Buy Greenland and Bank of America and Still Have Change Left Over<\/span><\/h2>\n

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The world’s richest person currently sits on a staggering $775 billion fortune\u2014more than triple what he had just a year ago . To put that in perspective: the estimated price tag for the United States to purchase Greenland from Denmark is between $700 billion and $2.8 trillion, depending on who’s calculating . Elon could cover the lower estimate and still have $75 billion left. Meanwhile, Bank of America\u2014one of America’s largest financial institutions\u2014has a total market cap of approximately $406 billion . Musk could buy BofA outright, purchase Greenland, and still have enough left over to fund a SpaceX mission to Mars.<\/span><\/p>\n

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2. Larry Page ($277 billion) \u2013 Could Buy the Entire NFL’s Most Valuable Teams<\/span><\/h2>\n

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Google co-founder Larry Page is worth an estimated $277 billion, which in sports-ownership terms means he could dominate American football like never before . The Dallas Cowboys, the most valuable franchise in world sports, are worth $12.8 billion. The Los Angeles Rams clock in at $10.43 billion, and the New York Giants at $10.25 billion . Page could purchase all three of these NFL powerhouses and still have over $243 billion remaining\u2014enough to buy the next five most valuable teams combined. Why settle for owning one team when you could own an entire division?<\/span><\/p>\n

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3. Sergey Brin ($255 billion) \u2013 Could Buy a Fleet of Superyachts and Operate Them Forever<\/span><\/h2>\n

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The other half of Google’s founding duo, Sergey Brin, has a net worth of $255 billion . While he could certainly afford the world’s most expensive yacht\u2014Roman Abramovich’s $1.5 billion Eclipse, for example\u2014the real genius move would be buying an entire fleet . Brin could purchase the top 20 most expensive superyachts ever built and still have money left for annual maintenance, which typically runs 10-15% of a vessel’s purchase price per year . Imagine pulling into Monaco with 20 yachts trailing behind you like ducklings.<\/span><\/p>\n

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4. Jeff Bezos ($250 billion) \u2013 Could Buy Enough Sand to Bury New York City<\/span><\/h2>\n

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A cubic meter of sand costs about $10 on average. To bury the entire island of Manhattan under 10 meters of sand would cost roughly $5.95 billion. Jeff Bezos could do that 42 times over with his $250 billion fortune. He could turn New York into a desert, then reverse it, then do it again just for fun\u2014and still have billions left for a beach house.<\/span><\/p>\n

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5. Mark Zuckerberg ($246 billion) \u2013 Could Buy Every Pyramid in Egypt<\/span><\/h2>\n

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Building the Great Pyramid of Giza today would cost an estimated $5 billion in materials and labor. Mark Zuckerberg could purchase it 49 times over with his $246 billion fortune. He could buy all three major pyramids at Giza, plus every other pyramid in Egypt, restore them to their original glory, and still have billions left to hire his own personal team of archaeologists. Imagine having dinner inside your own pyramid.<\/span><\/p>\n

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6. Larry Ellison ($211 billion) \u2013 Could Buy the Moon (Literally)<\/span><\/h2>\n

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Oracle’s founder already owns 98% of the Hawaiian island of Lanai, but $211 billion could acquire something much larger: the moon . While the Outer Space Treaty prohibits national ownership of celestial bodies, the legal loophole for private ownership remains murky. Private lunar land sales have occurred\u2014the “Lunar Embassy” famously sold moon plots for $20 per acre, generating about $10 million in total sales. At that rate, Ellison could buy every single acre of the moon’s 9.3 billion acres approximately 20,000 times over. He could theoretically purchase enough lunar property to build a private colony, rename it “Ellison’s Rock,” and charge Bezos rent for any future Amazon lunar delivery station.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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