Where do billionaires go on holiday? How Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Apple’s Tim Cook and Virgin Group’s Richard Branson spend summers on yachts and in luxury mansions

Jun 26 , 2022

Where do billionaires like Mark Zuckerberg, Larry Ellison, Jeff Bezos, Richard Branson and Tim Cook go on holiday? Photos: @zuck/Instagram, AP, Space Symposium, Reuters, @tim_cook/Twitter

Summer travels look a little different for the US’ billionaire executives: some own entire islands in Hawaii or the Caribbean, while others visit lavish holiday properties

Bezos and Lauren Sánchez bought a US$78 million home on Maui, while Zuckerberg surfs the waves of Kauai when he’s not in San Francisco running Facebook

Summer is nearly here, which means it’s prime holiday season! But for the wealthy and powerful, holidays look a little different.

Take Meta’s Mark Zuckerberg, for instance: he spends time surfing near his nearly 607 hectares (1,500 acres) in Hawaii and at his super-private retreat on Lake Tahoe. Or there’s Tim Cook, Apple’s billionaire CEO, who spends his time away from running the iPhone-maker exploring national parks.

Take a look at how some of the US’ most high-powered billionaire execs spend their holidays.

Mark Zuckerberg

Mark Zuckerberg frequently travels to his nearly 607-hectare (1,500-acre) estate on the north shore of the Hawaiian island Kauai.

When the CEO’s not in the San Francisco Bay area running Meta, he’s often spotted surfing or foiling in the waves off Kauai, which he says helps take his mind off work.

Zuckerberg first put down roots on the island in 2014, and his presence there has frustrated locals due to what they say is a failure to respect the island’s history. Zuckerberg’s representatives say he and his wife, Priscilla Chan, work closely with the community on issues like sustainability and wildlife conservation.

North Lake Tahoe, California. Photo: Wanderlust via AP

Zuckerberg has also spent tens of millions of dollars on a super-private estate on Lake Tahoe’s west shore, just outside Tahoe City. Tahoe is a popular summertime destination for Bay Area residents, including Zuckerberg – he spent last Fourth of July foiling on the lake.

Jeff Bezos

Jeff Bezos’ house is perfect for a lavish holiday. The Amazon founder has been building an expensive property portfolio over the past few years, and his most recent addition makes for the perfect summer destination: a home in Maui, Hawaii.