With a net worth of $200 billion, it’s no surprise that Jeff Bezos has made some extravagant purchases. Here are seven of some of the most over-the-top purchases the Amazon founder has made in his lifetime. . 1. In 2018, Bezos spent $42 million on a “10,000 year” clock that ticks once a year. It's still under construction. 2. He bought three apartments overlooking Madison Square Park in New York City for $80 million. It was the largest apartment deal ever to close in the city. 3. Bezos threw down $65 million for one of the fastest commercial jets in the world, a Gulfstream G-650ER. 4. In 2016, he bought the Washington Textile Museum for $23 million to convert it into a private home. 5. Bezos purchased the Whole Foods grocery chain for $13.7 billion. 6. He invests $1 billion each year in Blue Origin,his passion-project rocket ship company. 7. In 2013, Bezos bought ‘The Washington Post’ for $250 million.
