The most expensive yachts in the world in 2026

Builders and size: what the primary sources confirm

This is an evidence table, not a ranked sale ledger. Length and volume do not determine which yacht cost most to build or what it would sell for today.

Source: Passion Asset Advisory compilation of the linked Lürssen, Oceanco and US Treasury records. Builder facts were reviewed September 28, 2026; the Treasury figures retain March 3, 2022. Gross tonnage (GT) is a measure of enclosed volume, not vessel weight. The Treasury estimate retains its original date; it has not been relabelled a current appraisal. Builder and authority records are linked so the evidence can be checked directly.

Reported costs, current values and completed prices

A build cost concerns the original contract and agreed changes. A current valuation depends on condition, market evidence and the purpose and date of the appraisal. An asking price is a seller's request. A completed sale requires evidence of the price and what the transaction included.

Figures reported for Eclipse, Azzam or Koru can be repeated without a disclosed construction contract or sale record. This page does not assign them precise current values from those repetitions. A range from a named authority is stronger evidence of what that authority reported, but it still does not become a sale invoice.

Owners: historical attribution is not current title

The 2022 Treasury release identified Dilbar as property in which Alisher Usmanov had an interest. That is a dated public authority statement. It is not a conclusion about current legal ownership, beneficial ownership, availability or sanctions status.

For a real acquisition, appointed specialists must check current registry and ownership records, corporate structures, liens, sanctions and the parties' authority to transact. A celebrity association or a builder's “owner's representative” field is not proof of beneficial ownership. No current owner list is promised here.

What does a very large yacht cost to run?

The same 2022 Treasury release reported an estimated $60 million annual running cost for Dilbar. That is a historical estimate from the authority, not an audited operating account or a current supplier budget.

Do not apply 10% to a media valuation and publish the result as the yacht's actual yearly spend. Obtain crew, berth, fuel, insurance, service, management and refit budgets for the intended operation. The yacht cost guide and yacht running-cost calculator separate dated price evidence from illustrative planning assumptions.

Why History Supreme is excluded

This review did not verify the widely repeated History Supreme claim against a builder record, registry evidence and a disclosed completed transaction. It is therefore not included as a verified yacht-price record. Repetition of a headline does not supply the missing evidence.

Using the evidence for a purchase or sale

Record-size vessels are poor direct comparables for a different yacht. Match builder, size, volume, age, machinery, class, refit history and surveyed condition. A written acquisition or sale mandate defines the scope, represented side, fees and third-party checks.

Compare written scopes, represented sides, compensation and specialist responsibilities before appointing providers. A record-size yacht does not establish an available purchase or a suitable comparable. This reference page is not an offer of brokerage, charter booking or vessel management.