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In December 2017, a number of sources reported that bin Salman, using his close associate Prince [[Badr bin Abdullah bin Mohammed Al Farhan]] as an intermediary, had bought the ''[[Salvator Mundi (Leonardo)|Salvator Mundi]]'' possibly by [[Leonardo da Vinci]]; the sale in November at $450.3 million set a new [[List of most expensive paintings|record price for a work of art]].<ref name="WSJ_Salman">{{cite news|last1=Harris|first1=Shane|last2=Crow|first2=Kelly|last3=Said|first3=Summer|title=Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Identified as Buyer of Record-Breaking da Vinci|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/saudi-arabias-crown-prince-identified-as-buyer-of-record-breaking-da-vinci-1512674099|access-date=7 December 2017|work=The Wall Street Journal|date=7 December 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171207192111/https://www.wsj.com/articles/saudi-arabias-crown-prince-identified-as-buyer-of-record-breaking-da-vinci-1512674099|archive-date=7 December 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Meixler|first1=Eli|title=The Mystery Buyer of a $450 Million Leonardo da Vinci Painting Was a Saudi Prince|url=http://fortune.com/2017/12/06/da-vinci-painting-saudi-prince/|website=Fortune|access-date=7 December 2017|date=7 December 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171207140629/http://fortune.com/2017/12/06/da-vinci-painting-saudi-prince/|archive-date=7 December 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url= https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/06/world/middleeast/salvator-mundi-da-vinci-saudi-prince-bader.html|title= Mystery Buyer of $450 Million 'Salvator Mundi' Was a Saudi Prince|website= The New York Times|access-date= 30 March 2018|url-status=live|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20180417053427/https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/06/world/middleeast/salvator-mundi-da-vinci-saudi-prince-bader.html|archive-date= 17 April 2018|df= dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.cbsnews.com/news/salvator-mundi-leonardo-da-vinci-buyer-saudi-prince|title= Mystery buyer of famed da Vinci is Saudi prince: Report|work=CBS|access-date= 30 March 2018|url-status=live|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20180331181733/https://www.cbsnews.com/news/salvator-mundi-leonardo-da-vinci-buyer-saudi-prince/|archive-date= 31 March 2018|df= dmy-all}}</ref> This report has been denied by the auctioneer [[Christie's]], the Embassy of Saudi Arabia,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.saudiembassy.net/news/embassy-statement-art-work-purchase|title=Embassy Statement on Art Work Purchase|website=The Embassy of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia|access-date=28 March 2018|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180328165325/https://www.saudiembassy.net/news/embassy-statement-art-work-purchase|archive-date=28 March 2018}}</ref> and the Government of the [[United Arab Emirates]], which has announced that it is the actual owner of the painting.<ref name="thenational_1.682793">{{cite web|url=https://www.thenational.ae/uae/heritage/louvre-abu-dhabi-uae-has-acquired-da-vinci-s-salvator-mundi-1.682793|title=Louvre Abu Dhabi: UAE has acquired Da Vinci's Salvator Mundi|website=The National|access-date=28 March 2018|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180328230953/https://www.thenational.ae/uae/heritage/louvre-abu-dhabi-uae-has-acquired-da-vinci-s-salvator-mundi-1.682793|archive-date=28 March 2018}}</ref> The current location of the painting is unknown.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cnn.com/style/article/salvator-mundi-leonardo-da-vinci-whereabouts/index.html|title=The $450 million question: Where is Leonardo da Vinci's 'Salvator Mundi'?|work=CNN}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.insider.com/da-vinci-painting-salvator-mundi-history-2019-6|title=The $450 million Leonardo da Vinci painting that's said to be sitting on a Saudi prince's yacht was once bought for just $1,000. Here's how it took over the art world.|work=Insider}}</ref>
Bin Salman has travelled extensively around the world, meeting with politicians, business leaders and celebrities.<ref name="auto" /> In June 2016, he travelled to [[Silicon Valley]] and met key people in the US high tech industry, including Facebook founder [[Mark Zuckerberg]].<ref>[http://english.alarabiya.net/en/business/technology/2016/06/22/Saudi-s-Deputy-Crown-Prince-meets-Facebook-founder-Mark-Zuckerberg.html Saudi’s Deputy Crown Prince meets Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170207112537/http://english.alarabiya.net/en/business/technology/2016/06/22/Saudi-s-Deputy-Crown-Prince-meets-Facebook-founder-Mark-Zuckerberg.html |date=7 February 2017 }} Al Arabiya. 22 June 2016. Retrieved 23 April 2017.</ref> In early 2018, he visited the United States, where he met with many politicians, business people and Hollywood stars, including President Trump, [[Bill Clinton|Bill]] and [[Hillary Clinton]], [[Henry Kissinger]], [[Michael Bloomberg]], [[George W. Bush]], [[George H. W. Bush]], [[Bill Gates]], [[Jeff Bezos]], [[Oprah Winfrey]], [[Rupert Murdoch]], [[Richard Branson]], Mayor [[Eric Garcetti]] of Los Angeles, [[Michael Douglas]], [[Morgan Freeman]], and [[Dwayne Johnson]].<ref name="independent">"[https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/saudi-prince-mohammed-us-tour-hollywood-harvard-silicon-valley-dwayne-johnson-rupert-murdoch-oprah-a8293456.html Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman toured Hollywood, Harvard and Silicon Valley on US visit] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180523102053/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/saudi-prince-mohammed-us-tour-hollywood-harvard-silicon-valley-dwayne-johnson-rupert-murdoch-oprah-a8293456.html|date=23 May 2018}}". ''The Independent''. 7 April 2018.</ref><ref name="aljazeera">"[https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2018/03/mbs-meets-aipac-anti-bds-leaders-visit-180329091244300.html MBS meets AIPAC, anti-BDS leaders during US visit] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180523100935/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2018/03/mbs-meets-aipac-anti-bds-leaders-visit-180329091244300.html|date=23 May 2018}}". Al Jazeera. 29 March 2018.</ref>
On 25 December 2020, as part of the [[Ministry of Health (Saudi Arabia)|Saudi Arabian Ministry of Health]]’s national COVID-19 vaccination plan, the Crown Prince was shown receiving the vaccine in a video released by the [[Saudi Press Agency]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-12-25|title=Coronavirus: Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince gets COVID-19 vaccine|url=https://english.alarabiya.net/en/coronavirus/2020/12/25/Coronavirus-Saudi-Arabia-s-Crown-Prince-gets-COVID-19-vaccine|access-date=2020-12-25|website=Al Arabiya English|language=en}}</ref>
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