- The Sultan is famous for his vast automobile collection. He is variously said to have owned between 3,000 and 5,000 cars. According to Guinness World Records the Sultan's personal private collection has 500 Rolls-Royces - the largest collection of that marque in the world. During the 1990s, his family accounted for almost half of all Rolls-Royce purchases.
- For personal use, the Sultan possesses a Boeing 747-400 furnished with gold plated furniture, six smaller planes and two helicopters.
- He also operates a $1 billion theme park called Jerudong Park, which in the past used to be free of charge.
- He has attempted to share the country's oil wealth. Bruneians have free education and medical services. There is no personal or corporation tax in Brunei.
- The Brunei royalty owns London's Dorchester Hotel, the New York Palace and the Plaza Athenee in Paris.
