The most expensive man-made object is actually in space — the International Space Station
The most expensive NFT sold at around $92 million
YouTuber Logan Paul bought the world's most expensive Pokemon card
They say money can’t buy happiness, or can it? Strange and expensive celebrity purchases regularly fill headlines, and the general population is just curious enough to bite.
Katy Perry, for example, once bought ex-husband Russell Brand a $200,000 ticket to space for his birthday. Kylie Jenner’sson's nursery sports a Louis Vuitton teddy bear that goes for over $25,000. Nicolas Cage once outbid Leonardo DiCaprio for an auctioned dinosaur skull at $276,000.
If sky-high costs pique your interest, read on to discover the items with the world’s largest price tags.
According to Guinness World Records, the most expensive object on Earthis the Itaipu hydroelectric dam. The dam was constructed from 1971 to 1984 between Brazil and Paraguay on the Paraná River. It cost about $27 billion to build. Adjusting for inflation, that would equal just over $77 billion in 2022.
What is the most expensive thing ever created?
The most expensive man-made object ever created doesn’t even reside on Earth. It’s in space.
What is the most expensive thing ever sold on eBay?
eBay is the home of cheap deals and outrageous online offerings. The most expensive item auctioned on eBay is the Gigayacht, a 405-foot yacht offered at $107 million in 2005.
The yacht sold in 2006for what CNBC said was believed to be $168 million; eBay did not confirm it.
The most expensive NFT, or non-fungible token, ever sold is called “The Merge” by Pak. It sold at just under $92 million to a group of almost 30,000 collectors who went in together.
After that is “Everydays: the First 5000 Days,” which is the most expensive NFT ever sold to a single person, Dexerto reports. Indian cryptocurrency investor Vignesh Sundaresan bought the NFT in 2021, according to Bloomberg.
In 2021, Sotheby’s put Kanye West’s Nike Air Yeezy 1 Prototypes on the market. West wore the shoes during his performance at the Grammys in 2008. Sotheby’s sold the shoes for a reported $1.8 million through a private sale.
What is the most expensive car?
The most expensive car is a 1963 Ferrari 250 GTO,purchased byWeatherTech founder David MacNeil for a reported $70 million.
What is the most expensive house?
The answer is probably what you had in mind – Buckingham Palace is the most expensive house in the world and is worth an estimated $3 billion, Global Brands Magazine reports. Insecond place is Antilla, a house in Mumbai, India, built for industrialist Mukesh Ambani.
The "History Supreme", a luxury yacht, is the costliest thing in the world. Commissioned by an anonymous Malaysian businessman, the yacht was built by a British luxury goods designer, Stuart Hughes and took over three years to complete.
International Space Station. Guinness World Records says that the most expensive thing ever created was the International Space Station, which reportedly cost USD 150 billion to design and build.
According to Guinness World Records, the most expensive man-made object ever created doesn't even reside on Earth. It's in space. The International Space Station ranks in the Guinness Book of World Records as the most expensive thing ever created.
According to the widely used, although somewhat hard-to-find-credit-for figures, a heart is worth around $1 million in the US. Livers come in second, worth about $557,000 and kidneys cost about $262,000 each. Not to speak about human skin ($10/inch), stomach ($500), and eyeballs ($1,500 each).
Jeff Koons' Rabbit. This toy sold at auction for a whopping $91.1 million, making it the most expensive toy in the world. It's a rabbit artfully crafted by artist Jeff Koons.
All this means it is nearly impossible to place an exact value on the Mona Lisa. However, when the Mona Lisa was insured in 1962, its value was placed at $100 million. Recent estimates, considering inflation, suggest the painting would be worth over $834 million by today's standards.
As a result, prices for a purebred Tibetan Mastiff pup range from $2,000 to millions. Yes, millions! In 2014, a Chinese businessman parted with $1.95 million for a Tibetan Mastiff puppy, making the Tibetan Mastiff the most expensive dog in the world.
The "Moon Star Shoes” are the most expensive shoes in the world. They were showcased in 2019 during the MIDE (Made in Italy, Designed in Emirates) Fashion Week, held on a yacht in Dubai. The heels of the shoes are made from solid gold and decorated with 30 carats of diamonds.
The most expensive individual Lego set sold at auction to date is a 2007 gold brick, which sold for $14,450. The statistic states that the highest price ever paid for an individual Lego set at an auction was $14,450. The specific set being referred to is a gold brick Lego set released in 2007.
The most expensive item in the world is space-related and valued at $150 billion. The International Space Station took 12 years to conceptualize and design, with various space experts supervising its construction.
The most expensive substance on Earth. Production of one milligram of positrons costs about $25 million. In theory, we will be able to use antimatter as fuel for spacecrafts in the future.
Priced at a staggering $62.5 trillion per gram, its value not only surpasses that of rare minerals like diamonds or gold but also dwarfs the entire global economy, estimated at around $100 trillion.
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