Revealed: The celebrities racking up the most private jet air miles in 2024 (and Taylor Swift isn't number one)
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The celebrity leaderboard for private jet usage by miles in 2024 has been released, and the results might come as a surprise. Given the intense scrutiny Taylor Swift comes under for her private air miles, many may assume the US pop sensation takes the top spot.
![[Despite common perception, Taylor Swift (seen on stage during her Eras Tour in Lisbon in May) did not top the new rankings]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/07/13/92873559-14165387-Despite_common_perception_Taylor_Swift_seen_on_stage_during_her_-a-2_1733578831137.jpg)
However, in reality, the 34-year-old came in 45th place in the rankings, posted by CelebrityPrivateJetTracker.com, with her plane using 72,750 gallons of fuel to complete a total of 95,030 miles over nine days, 11 hours, and 59 minutes over the year. The website collects flight data from Airplanes.live, ADSB.fi, and ADSB Exchange and fuel consumption estimates are based on manufacturer data.
![[Reality TV star Kim Kardashian travelled 419,532 miles across 39 days, 16 hours, and three minutes in her private jet this year]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/07/13/92873773-14165387-Reality_TV_star_Kim_Kardashian_travelled_419_532_miles_across_39-a-3_1733578831137.jpg)
Coming in top place with a staggering 612,868 air miles, 712,100 gallons of fuel, across 58 days, 20 hours and 24 minutes and 495 flights, is former CEO of Google, Eric Schmidt, 69. It's not Eric's only form of luxury transformation, with the 69-year-old last year winning a lucrative auction in Antigua to buy a $67.6 million superyacht previously owned by a Russian oligarch.
![[Pictured: Elon Musk touching down in Los Angeles in his private jet, which ate up 511,250 gallons of fuel in 2024]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/07/13/92872067-14165387-Pictured_Elon_Musk_touching_down_in_Los_Angeles_in_his_private_j-a-1_1733578831073.jpg)
Coming in second place is Elon Musk's private jet, which ate up 511,250 gallons of fuel across 320 flights, tallying up 461,191 private air miles. In 2016, the Tesla CEO purchased his luxury Gulfstream G650, a favorite aircraft among the one percent - including soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo and Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, Business Insider reported.
![[Disgraced rapper Sean 'Diddy' Combs (pictured in Los Angeles in 2018) came fourth in the rankings]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/07/13/92873873-14165387-Disgraced_rapper_Sean_Diddy_Combs_pictured_in_Los_Angeles_in_201-a-1_1733579326183.jpg)
