Jeff Bezos has hosted Bill Gates, Ari Emanuel, and other business tycoons and celebrities on his stunning $500 million yacht (2024)

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Erin Snodgrass

2024-08-16T00:46:26Z

Jeff Bezos has hosted Bill Gates, Ari Emanuel, and other business tycoons and celebrities on his stunning $500 million yacht (1)

Jeff Bezos' megayacht has played host to several celebrities since setting sail last year.
Bezos and his fiancée, Lauren Sánchez, held their star-studded engagement party on the yacht in 2023.
There are some of the big names who have boarded Koru.

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Jeff Bezos' megayacht has only been sailing on the open seas for a little more than a year, but the $500 million spectacle has already wracked up an impressive guest log of A-list visitors.

The Amazon founder has hosted fellow billionaires, reality TV stars, and Academy-award winners on his 417-foot vessel.

Here are some of the big names who have enjoyed Koru alongside Bezos.

Bezos did not respond to a request for comment from Business Insider.

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Leonardo DiCaprio

Jeff Bezos has hosted Bill Gates, Ari Emanuel, and other business tycoons and celebrities on his stunning $500 million yacht (5)

Hollywood hotshot Leonardo DiCaprio is a repeat sailor on Koru.

Bezos hosted an August 2023 party aboard the yacht to celebrate his engagement to Lauren Sánchez, and DiCaprio was in attendance, Page Six reported at the time.

DiCaprio was back on the big boat earlier this month, but this time, he was joined by his 26-year-old girlfriend, Vittoria Ceretti, according to the tabloid.

Representatives for DiCaprio did not respond to BI's request for comment.

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Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom

Jeff Bezos has hosted Bill Gates, Ari Emanuel, and other business tycoons and celebrities on his stunning $500 million yacht (6)

Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom enjoyed an Italian summer while sailing on Koru earlier this month.

The singer-actor couple were both in attendance at Sánchez's 50th birthday party in 2019, according to Page Six.

Perry and Bloom also joined Bezos and Sánchez in Croatia last year, as did Usher.

The "Woman's World" singer and her "The Lord of the Rings" partner were back on Koru with Bezos, Sánchez, DiCaprio, and Ceretti this month, Page Six reported.

Representatives for Perry and Bloom did not respond to BI's request for comment.

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Bill Gates

Microsoft founder and billionaire Bill Gates enjoyed Koru's amenities when he attended Bezos and Sánchez's August 2023 engagement party.

Gates was accompanied by his girlfriend, Paula Hurd. The couple was spotted in paparazzi photos lounging on the yacht's deck.

Representatives for Gates did not respond to BI's request for comment.

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Kim Kardashian and Kris Jenner

Jeff Bezos has hosted Bill Gates, Ari Emanuel, and other business tycoons and celebrities on his stunning $500 million yacht (8)

Multiple members of the famous reality TV family have hitched a ride aboard Koru.

Kim Kardashian spent time on the megayacht with Bezos and Sánchez earlier this summer as Koru traversed the Aegean Sea near Greece, People reported.

The SKIMS founder's mother, Kris Jenner, and her boyfriend, Cory Gamble, were also on board earlier this month, according to the outlet.

Jenner also attended Bezos and Sánchez's August 2023 engagement party on Koru. The Kardashian matriarch posted a photo of herself sitting next to Sánchez celebrating the engagement.

Representatives for Kardashian and Jenner did not respond to a request for comment from BI.

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Wendi Murdoch

Jeff Bezos has hosted Bill Gates, Ari Emanuel, and other business tycoons and celebrities on his stunning $500 million yacht (9)

Entrepreneur and investor Wendi Murdoch snagged an invite to Bezos and Sánchez's 2023 engagement party aboard Koru, Page Six reported at the time.

Rupert Murdoch's ex-wife was photographed on the yacht in conversation with Gates.

BI reached out to Murdoch for comment.

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Whitney Wolfe Herd

Jeff Bezos has hosted Bill Gates, Ari Emanuel, and other business tycoons and celebrities on his stunning $500 million yacht (10)

Bumble co-founder and billionaire Whitney Wolfe Herd was among Sánchez's female friends who helped celebrate her engagement on Koru last year, BI previously reported.

Herd appeared in photos on Sánchez's Instagram from August 2023.

BI reached out to Herd on Instagram for comment.

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Ari Emanuel and Sarah Staudinger

Jeff Bezos has hosted Bill Gates, Ari Emanuel, and other business tycoons and celebrities on his stunning $500 million yacht (11)

Fashion designer Sarah Staudinger and her husband, Ari Emanuel, CEO of entertainment agency Endeavor, also attended the star-studded engagement party last year.

Staudinger appeared in photos on Sánchez's Instagram presumably taken on Koru from around that time.

Emanuel did not immediately respond to a request for comment. BI was unable to reach Staudinger for comment.

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Tobey Maguire and Andrew Garfield

Jeff Bezos has hosted Bill Gates, Ari Emanuel, and other business tycoons and celebrities on his stunning $500 million yacht (12)

The two Spiderman actors reportedly attended Bezos and Sánchez's engagement party on Koru last August, Page Six reported at the time.

Representatives for Maguire and Garfield did not respond to BI's request for comment.

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Rania Al Abdullah (The Queen of Jordan)

Jeff Bezos has hosted Bill Gates, Ari Emanuel, and other business tycoons and celebrities on his stunning $500 million yacht (13)

Queen Rania of Jordan was also a reported guest at Bezos and Sánchez's 2023 engagement party, according to Page Six.

BI reached out to Queen Rania's foundation for comment.