FX.co ★ What hobbies billionaires enjoy

Warren Buffett

This year, the legendary investor has turned 92, but even the younger generation is envious of his inexhaustible energy. Berkshire Hathaway Chairman and CEO still works in his office on a daily basis and has active leisure. His outlet is bridge. Warren Buffett devotes at least 8 hours per week to this card game. Besides, the investor has a passion for his long-lasting music hobbies. Warren Buffett plays the ukulele and sings.

Bill Gates

Like Warren Buffett, the founder of Microsoft is also into bridge. Both billionaires often cross paths at the card table. Besides, Bill Gates is a keen fan of the Colonists board game, loves various puzzles, and reads a lot. The list of hobbies of the IT businessman also includes more active hobbies, for instance, tennis. Bill Gates plays well, and sometimes star athletes become his partners in doubles. So, in 2017, he played a game in a team with 20-time Grand Slam winner Roger Federer.

Elon Musk

The richest man on the planet has admitted in a few interviews that his biggest passion is cinema. Interestingly, it does not mean that the Tesla and SpaceX CEO likes watching movies. He acts in movies! To date, Elon Musk has already appeared in 6 projects: the TV series The Big Bang Theory, the fantastic action movie Iron Man 2, the comedy Why Him? and other movies. The entrepreneur also voiced several animated series (South Park, The Simpsons, and Rick and Morty).

The photo: a shot from the series The Big Bang Theory

Larry Ellison

The chairman and co-founder of software giant Oracle is a big fan of sailing. He took up sailing when he was a student and still cruises on a yacht to this day even despite his advanced age. Larry Ellison has gained a lot of sports trophies. He has twice won the America's Cup, one of the most famous and prestigious regattas in the world, and is a 5-time winner of the World Championship. It is difficult to overestimate the contribution of Larry Ellison to the development of sailing. In 2019, he founded the international racing series SailGP.

Mark Zuckerberg

This American media mogul has turned his hand to a variety of hobbies. Once, he was an avid hunter. Later, he dived into active learning of the Chinese language. But one thing remains unchanged: Mark Zuckerberg's passion for sports. He runs and surfs. Recently, he got interested in martial arts. Now, the busy schedule of the Facebook founder includes regular MMA training.

Bernard Arnault

The wealthiest person in Europe is a passionate admirer of painting. Nowadays, he owns one of the most valuable art collections in the world, which includes canvasses by Pablo Picasso, Andy Warhol, Yves Klein, Henry Moore, and other renowned artists. Importantly, the head of Louis Vuitton Moët Hennessy does not hide these masterpieces from the public. In 2014, he opened a huge private museum in Paris where he exhibited many of the paintings from his private collection.

Jeff Bezos

The founder of e-commerce giant Amazon has an incredible and extreme hobby. Since 2013, he has been participating in a large-scale search expedition. Together with other enthusiasts, Jeff Bezos from time to time examines the bottom of the ocean to find the wasted stages of NASA rockets and raise them to the surface. Many of the artefacts discovered by Jeff Bezos are now exhibited in museums.

Mukesh Ambani

The richest person in India whose net wealth now tops $90 billion can afford a hugely expensive hobby. Mukesh Ambani collects exclusive cars. Today, there are already about 170 posh cars in his personal fleet. The most valuable of these are the $1.8 million Rolls Royce Phantom VIII and the $1.5 million Mercedes S600 W211 Guard. The leader of Reliance Industries also has at least one Lamborghini, an Aston Martin, and a Bentley in his collection.

Steve Ballmer

The ex-Microsoft CEO is a keen fan of sports. In 2014, he bought the Los Angeles Clippers, a professional basketball team. Today, Steve Ballmer is not only at the helm of this team, but he sometimes plays basketball himself. Besides, the billionaire is acknowledged to be an excellent golfer. He is a member of 7 American golf clubs and frequently goes abroad to play. Another sports hobby of Steve Ballmer is running.