Above all Russian and Arab billionaires are involved in the race for the largest most luxurious and most expensive yacht.

Top luxury yachts in the world. For some yacht owners the only name worth knowing is Feadship. This megayacht was constructed by Platinum Yachts for Prince Jefri Bolkiah of Brunei and now belongs to Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum ruler of Dubai and Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates. The Radiant is the 32nd largest luxury yacht in the world.

Is one of the most unusual-looking luxury yachts on the list but the Russian billionaire Andrey Melnichenko certainly likes its style. Made from solid gold History Supreme is currently the worlds most expensive yacht and happens to be the smallest of our top picks. Who owns the largest yacht in the world.

Lurssen is the builder of 5 of the top 10 largest yachts in the world. The ships are often built in Germany. These are the largest private luxury yachts in the world.

Bare boats or crewed yachts Bavaria Lagoon Beneteau Jeanneau Fountaine Pajot. The enormous hull is made of steel and the grand exterior is made of aluminium. The yacht Dilbar is currently considered to be the biggest private yacht in the world.

Its got a helicopter pad three pools one with a glass bottom that sits over the disco hall a. 100 feet in length this vessel was constructed by UK designer Stuart Hughes who took three years to complete the project. Unfortunately Lürssen could never really boast about Azzam after its launch in 2013 because of the owners penchant for privacy.

The big luxury yachts are the domain of the super-rich. With the inspiring slogan of Lighter stiffer faster Baltic Yachts is the one of the luxury sailing yacht brands specializing in carbon fiber custom yachts. With a length of 157 meters 512ft the mega yacht is number 4 on the list by length.