Tech Billionaires And Some Of Their Real Estate Properties

Almost one-fifth of 100 wealthiest billionaires in the world is from the technology industry. Even though some of their success starts off modestly, a lot of tech CEOs are splurging their money on real estate.

For example, both Jeff Bezos, Amazon founder and Bill Gates, Microsoft CEO live in Medina, the waterfront city in Washington. Their properties are in the list of the most high-priced estates in the country.

Los Angeles is a top destination to settle down for tech CEOs: SnapChat CEO Even Spiegel lives with his wife, former Victoria’s Secret model in a $12 million mansion in Brentwood while Elon Musk lives in his Bel Air estate consists of seven bedrooms, a tennis court with a huge screening room.

Let’s take a look at some of the top tech profiles’ houses:

Located on the outskirt of Seattle is Jeff Bezos’ waterfront mansion. In the front, there is nothing much to see except for the gate and some tall hedges.

The richest family in the world lives in Medina, Washington. This town has long been a popular area for top tech CEOs which includes Bill Gates and other Microsoft’s high profiles.

Bezos spend $10 million in 1998 to buy the estate, which covers 5.3 acres. It also includes a house which is 20,000 square foot and an 8,300-square-foot dwelling.

In 2010, the mansion was put under renovation costing $28 million. At this time, Bezos decided to buy the 24,000-square-foot house which is close to the property. There was a rumor that he had sold that house for $53 million minimum.

However, Bezos’ Medina real estate is not his only property, well, because he is the world’s wealthiest man.

He owns several properties in Van Horn, Texas, Beverly Hills, California, Washington, DC, and Manhattan, New York.

Bill Gates lives in the same town, Medina, as Bezos. His property, which has a nickname called “Xanadu 2.0” is worth $127 million.

The house covered an area of 66,000 square foot and designed with state-of-the-art technology. There are seven bedrooms inside the house, together with 18 ¾ bathrooms.

The lot was purchased for $2 million back in 1988.

It also features a garage that can fit 23 cars, 24 bathrooms, six kitchens, and a reception hall accommodating up to 200 guests.

It took four years for the house to be completed and cost over $60 million.

The house overlooks Lake Washington with its spectacular view.

Inside the house, there is an in-house theater, a library, a trampoline room, and a pool with an underwater music system.

Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey purchased his house in San Francisco for $9.9 million back in 2012.

The house covers 3,734 square foot of area. It is located on El Camino Del Mar and has a great view of the Golden Gate Bridge.

The interior of the house features two bedrooms with two bathrooms. According to estimation, the house worths $12 million.

Apple CEO, Tim Cook leads a modest life. His 2,400-square-foot property in Palo Alto, California was bought for under $2 million in 2010.

Cook is famous for keeping his private life under the radar. He once said:

Google’s co-founder and Alphabet’s CEO, Larry Page purchased his house in Palo Alto for $7.2 million in 2005.

There are four bedrooms with a roof garden equipped with solar panels in the 6,000-square-foot house.

Facebook founder, Mark Zuckerberg bought his house in Pali Alto in 2011 for $7 million.

An addition amount of money ($45 million) was spent on the land and four houses around it to increase privacy.

Apparently, the house is equipped with an artificial intelligence assistant called Jarvis.

The home features some awesome details: a kitchen with a breakfast bar, a deep-soak tub, heated floors. There is also a pond and a pool.

Zuckerberg also got a 750-acre property on the island Kauai in Hawaii.

Tesla founder and CEO, Elon Musk purchased his house for $17 million. The house has a great location which is on a hilltop of Bel Air, Los Angeles.

It has a clear view of the Bel-Air Country Club and covers an area of 20,248 square feet. There are seven bedrooms with nine bathrooms, a huge screening room, a gym, a tennis court, and a pool.

He also got a ranch home right on the other of the street from his house for almost $7 million back in 2013.