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Palantir CEO Alex Karp spent roughly $17M on private flights in 2025

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“Yeah, last year in 2025, I think it was publicly reported that Alex Karp spent around seventeen million dollars on flying, and it, if you kind of like do some of the math on the price and the per hour, it came out to around three months in the air.”

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The claim, plainly

Alex Karp spent approximately $17 million on private flying in 2025, which amounted to roughly three months spent in the air.

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Assessment

Palantir Technologies Inc.'s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025 (filed with the SEC in February 2026) disclosed that the company incurred $17.2 million in expenses associated with CEO Alexander Karp's beneficially owned Executive Aircraft for business and personal travel. Subsequent financial analysis by equity research analysts and media reports calculated that at standard mid-size jet operating costs of roughly $7,000 per hour, $17.2 million corresponded to approximately 2,457 flight hours, or roughly 3.4 months (28% of the calendar year) airborne, matching both legs of the speaker's claim.

Palantir Technologies Inc. Form 10-K for FY 2025 (filed February 2026) disclosed $17.2 million in expenses for the use of the Executive Aircraft owned by CEO Alexander Karp.
Financial media and equity research calculations (February 2026) showed the $17.2 million spend translated to roughly 2,457 airborne hours, or approximately 3.4 months in the air.

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[1] sec.gov [2] facebook.com [3] tradingview.com [4] finviz.com [5] benzinga.com [6] sec.gov [7] palantir.com [8] stocktitan.net

Palantir Alex Karp private plane flight security millions 2025 Palantir proxy statement 2026 DEF 14A Alex Karp aircraft private jet perquisites 2025 Palantir DEF 14A 2026 Alex Karp All Other Compensation aircraft

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