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The billionaire's social calendar: The must-attend events for the world's wealthiest business icons
The billionaire's social calendar: The must-attend events for the world's wealthiest business icons
Madeline BergJan 12, 2024, 14:54 IST
Billionaires follow a pretty consistent schedule, flying their private jets en masse from Davos in January and Sun Valley in July, stopping in Monaco and St. Barts on their superyachts in between.Insider
Billionaires are predictable — and they like to stick together.
Each year they attend a pretty standard set of parties, festivals, and conferences.
There are exactly 2,640 billionaires in the world, according to Forbes. That's about 0.00003% of the global population.
Despite their scarcity, these billionaires are surprisingly easy to find. After all, birds of a feather — especially those of a small brood — flock their private jets together. At the start of the year, they descend en masse on Davos. In July, they fly to Sun Valley. In December, their yachts stop by St. Barts.
Here's where billionaires mingle, wheel and deal, and relax, and how you can join them — for a small price, of course.
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January: Davos
Davos, Switzerland hosts the World Economic Forum's annual meeting every January, regularly attended by billionaires and world leaders.Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg Creative Photos
February: Super Bowl
Kansas City Chiefs CEO Clark Hunt, a member of the billionaire Hunt family, celebrating the Super Bowl LVII win last year.Ezra Shaw
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March: Hong Kong's Art Basel
Art Basel Hong Kong attracts collectors ready to drop six figures on works of art.SOPA Images
April: The Masters Tournament
The Masters takes place at Augusta National, one of the country's most exclusive clubs.Streeter Lecka/Getty Images
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May: The Cannes Film Festival
Billionaires park their yachts in the marina near the Cannes Film Festival each year.Laurent Emmanuel/Getty Images
June: The Royal Ascot
Billionaire Lord Anthony Bamford, pictured arriving to the Royal Ascot, has horses who race in the event.John Walton - PA Images
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July: Allen & Company Sun Valley Conference
Barry Diller enjoying a bike ride at the billionaire summer camp.Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images
August: Burning Man
Burning Man has its own pop-up airport for all the billionaires preferring to charter their way to the festival built around the ideas of "decommodification" and "leave no trace."Julie Jammot/Getty Images
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September: The Monaco Yacht Show
The Hercules Port in Monaco, where superyachts gather for the annual Monaco yacht show.VALERY HACHE/AFP via Getty Images
October: The Frieze Art Fair
The Frieze Art Fair is one of the premier art events for wealthy collectors.Tolga Akmen/Getty Images
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November: Le Bal des Débutantes
Le Bal des Débutantes brings together the daughters of wealthy and famous people from around the world, like Ginevra Fontes Williams, the daughter of Italian princess Valentina Moncada.Martin Bureau/Getty Images
December: New Year in St. Barts
A New Year's party at St. Bart's Nikki Beach — a popular choice for billionaires now that Roman Abramovich has been sanctioned.Romain Maurice/Getty Images