How billionaires like Bill Gates and Elon Musk are enjoying the 2024 Olympics

<p class="ingestion featured-caption">Bill Gates cheering on Team USA at the Paris Games.LUDOVIC MARIN/Getty Images</p><ul class="summary-list"><li>Billionaires have made their way to Paris to <a target="_blank" class href="https://www.businessinsider.com/guides/streaming/where-to-watch-olympics-gymnastic-live-streams-2024">watch the 2024 Olympics</a> in person.</li><li>Some are there purely to enjoy watching the games, but one billionaire is playing in them.</li></ul><p>Billionaires are just like us. Every four summers, they take a break from their busy lives to tune into the Olympics and cheer on their home team.</p><p>But they are also not like us, in that they often watch in person, buying expensive ticket packages and staying in exclusive locales.</p><p>A weeklong stay in Paris for the Olympics for high-net-worth individuals can cost upward of $100,000, Maxime Lallement, the general manager for Highstay, which rents out luxury apartments in Paris, told Business Insider. That would include accommodations, a 24/7 concierge, helicopter tours, security, and a private chef — though it would not include tickets. The most <a target="_blank" class href="https://www.businessinsider.com/paris-olympics-costs-tickets-stadiums-2024-7">expensive seats at the Opening Ceremonies</a> cost nearly $3,000 a pop, while certain events cost over $1,000 for the best view.</p><p>Then there's one client of Fraser, a luxury yacht brokerage, that charted a 27-meter ship in Marseille so they could follow the windsurfing competition. Another yacht, which costs $97,500 a week to charter, was in high demand as it's based in Tahiti, where Olympic surfing will take place.</p><p>Of course, this is all pennies on the dollar when you have billions to spare, and the world's richest have not previously been deterred by cost.</p><p>Here are the billionaires who have been spotted at the 2024 Paris Olympics.</p>