Residents of the United States of America adore beautiful and expensive things. According to estimates, it is they who own the largest number of yachts bought for fabulous sums.

On the photo: Seven Seas, the yacht of the director Steven Spielberg.

Not only the Americans are into expensive things - also the Australians, Britons, and Italians buy the premium-class yachts. The Russians are less likely to purchase this type of real estate, in 2015 only 3% of Russian citizens were owners of multi-meter boats.

In the photo: a smart yacht of a billionaire from Australia.

Let's note, there are about 4,500 yachts in the world.

The main producer of beautiful and expensive yachts is Italy. In 2015, 1402 yachts were manufactured in the state - 31% of the total number of this water transport built last year.

In the photo: the yacht of the famous Italian designer of clothes Roberto Cavalli.

Last year, 268 wealthy citizens got new yachts. The total value of ships purchased for 2015 reached $2.68 billion, which is 17.4% lower than in 2014.

The average price of an expensive yacht is $10 million. Usually, these are classic models, the design of which is not distinguished by sophistication. Design yachts cost much more - from $100 million.

In the photo: Ocean Victory, the yacht of the Russian millionaire Victor Rashnikov.

The most expensive yachts cannot be sold quickly - sometimes they stand idle for years waiting for the new boat owner. For example, the yacht of the Russian millionaire Vladimir Potanin worth $135 million cannot acquire a new owner for a long time.

Recently, the yacht of Andrey Melnichenko appeared on the popular site for the sale of expensive water transport. The businessman asks $300 million for it.

Note that this is not the only yacht of the businessman - last year Melnichenko bought a sailing boat with the length of 147 meters (the longest in the world) for almost half a billion dollars.

On average, sailing yachts cost about $6 million.

The first place in the rating of the most expensive yachts of the planet is taken by History Supreme, almost completely finished with gold. The price of this flotation device is $4.5 billion. However, some do not believe in the existence of this yacht, since no one has ever seen it in any port.

Some rich people do not rush to buy their own yacht because the super-boats are everywhere can be rented out. For example, the yacht Anastasia, owned by Vladimir Potanin, can be rented for a week for 600,000 euros in the winter and 650,000 euros in the summer.

On board of Anastasia, there are six cabins, a swimming pool, cinema, and gym.

The cost of renting the Solandge yacht is the most expensive. The cost of a one-week tour on this ship reaches a million dollars.

The lessors have simpler yachts. For example, the average cost of renting a 40-meter boat is $115,000 - 190,000.

In 2015, the Russians rarely allowed themselves to rent the other people's yachts. The proportion of Russians who rent luxury yachts in 2015 fell to 8% of the total number of rents.

The most budget option is to rent a sailboat. The cost of a week trip on such a yacht will cost an average of $100,000. However, there are exquisite yachts among them, the rent reaches $500,000.