Gates, the richest man in America with a wealth of $67 billion, purchased his home at 3155 Mallet Hill Court for $8.7 million.
A $5 Million Villa, Hobe Sound, Florida
In 2009, Bill and Melinda Gates spent $5 million on a Florida villa that sits on 5.24 acres and boasts nearly 10,000 square feet in total.
Bill Gates Home in Indian Wells CA (Current)
Long ago, in 1999, the Microsoft magnet spent $12.5 million on a massive home in a posh resort community in the Palm Desert area of California. The 13,573-square-foot home has 6 bedrooms and 9 bathrooms and sits along a pristinely manicured golf course.
Bill and Melinda Gates' San Diego home will take your breath away – tour this extraordinary property. The billionaire philanthropists Bill and Melinda Gates have purchased an extraordinary beach house outside San Diego – splashing out on $43 million for an oceanfront mansion in the coastal town of Del Mar, California.
Lakeland Sands Florida, a subsidiary of Cascade Investments LLC, which oversees the Gates fortune, recently bought more than 4,500 acres in Suwanee County near McAlpin, an unincorporated community just south of here.
In 2014, Cascade was linked to the purchase of more than 4,500 acres of farmland in Suwanee County, Florida, near the community of McAlpin. A subsidiary of Cascade paid nearly $28 million for the tract of land. As of 2021, Gates has become the largest private-farmland owner in the US.
Today, Bill Gates owns 242,000 acres of farmland in 19 states. In addition, he owns 25,750 acres of transitional land and 1,234 acres of recreational land for total land holdings of 268,984 acres. His largest holding is in Louisiana (69,071 acres), followed by Arkansas (47,927 acres) and Arizona (25,750 acres).
The estate, which Gates has dubbed “Xanadu 2.0,” remains one of the most awed estates in the Seattle area, and for good reason—there's just so much to take in. Here are 16 of the home's most notable features. The house contains 24 bathrooms.
Forbes reported a $4 billion increase in Gates' net worth across 2017 to 2018. Working off a yearly wage of $4 billion, this means Gates would earn $10,959,000 per day – that's $456,625 an hour, $7,160 a minute and $127 per second!
An insider said the 65-year-old billionaire Microsoft founder has been holed up at The Vintage Club in Indian Wells, which bills itself as “one of the United States' most prestigious and ultra-exclusive private country club communities,” a veritable 712-acre oasis of wealth.
According to Meeks' findings, Bill and Melinda Gates have a house at The Reserve Club in Indian Wells, and Goldie Hawn and Kurt Russell bought a 5,722-square-foot home in 2003 at Desert's Bighorn Golf Club.
Welcome to Xanadu 2.0, Bill Gates' massive mansion in Medina, Washington. Last valued at $127 million, the mansion has 7 bedrooms and 18.75 bathrooms.
One of Bill Gates' most prized assets is a private island in Belize. The island is called 'Grand Bogue Caye' and is spread over an area of around 314 acres. The beautiful island was bought by Bill Gates in 2006 for GBP 13,399,800.
Bill Gates is using a Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3 as his latest smartphone. He explains multiple reasons behind this. Bill Gates, the co-founder of Microsoft, has been open about using Android phones as his main and only phone.
Bill Gates owns four private jets as well as a Cessna 208 Seaplane and a Eurocopter EC 135 helicopter. His private jet collection is made up of two Gulfstream G650ER's and two Bombardier Challenger 350s. The Gulfstream G650ER has a list price of $70 million and is considered the Rolls Royce of business jets.
Mark Zuckerberg owns a Pagani Huayra and Honda Jazz. The co-founder of Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg, has often been spotted in simple attire and when it comes to his choice of cars, that too seems quite plain. He has a twin-turbocharged V12 Pagani Huayra and Honda Jazz.
What could the largest house in the world be if not a huge luxurious palace? The official residence of the Sultan of Brunei, Hassanal Bolkiah, Istana Nurul Iman Palace is by far the world's biggest home with its 2.15 million square feet of space.
Inside Bill Gates' $80BILLION property empire – including $123m mansion with a trampoline room and 60-foot swimming pool.
2. Half a million board-feet of lumber was needed to complete the project. The house was built with 500-year-old Douglas fir trees. 300 construction workers labored on the home — 100 of whom were electricians.
With almost 269,000 acres, Bill Gates retained his ranking as America's largest private farmland owner.
Foreign-owned land accounts for about 2.7% of all U.S. farmland and forest land, which, according to the Department of Agriculture, is about 897 million acres. That data also shows that the approximately 190,000 acres of farmland owned by Chinese interests has remained virtually unchanged since 2013.
Sustainable farming practices also increase the value of the land, which creates a benefit for the planet and investors. However, investing in new technologies requires upfront investment. For this reason, investing in farmland is a win-win for farmers, investors, and the environment.
Microsoft founder Bill Gates has reportedly purchased an estate in a famous equestrian neighborhood in Florida for $8.7 million. The second richest man in the world and wife Melinda reportedly paid cash for 4.8-acre property.
Owned by Jennifer Gates, Evergate Stables believes in furthering the future of the show jumping industry through actively competing on the global circuit, developing quality young horses, and maintaining our presence in the international sport horse community.