Bill Gates, the Microsoft co-founder and one of the world’s wealthiest individuals, has spent more than $150 million on real estate over the past 30 years.
Despite his goal of giving away his fortune, the former tech executive has invested in properties across the U.S., ranging from mansions to vast tracts of farmland.
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Gates’ land holdings make him the 42nd largest landowner in the U.S., with 275,000 acres spread across several states, according to Business Insider, which cited information from the Land Report. Most of the land – roughly 242,000 acres – is farmland, with holdings in Louisiana, Arkansas and Arizona.
Gates has said that agricultural investments aim to boost productivity and create jobs rather than be part of a larger scheme.
However, it’s Gates’ residences that show his wealth.
His primary home, Xanadu 2.0, is in Medina, Washington, roughly 10 miles from Microsoft's headquarters in Redmond. The estate, assessed at $183.5 million, spans nearly 11 acres and features a 66,000-square-foot main house. The luxury property includes a heating system that adapts to individual guests’ preferences and lights that automatically adjust as people move through rooms.
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He owns a $15 million home in California at the Vintage Club in Indian Wells. San Diego County is home to several Gates properties, including a Del Mar Country Club home and the 228-acre Rancho Paseana, purchased for $18 million in 2014.
The billionaire’s real estate holdings include a beach house in Del Mar, California, bought for $43 million in 2020 and a lodge at the Yellowstone Club in Montana, valued at $29.4 million. In Florida, Gates has invested about $35 million in an equestrian compound in Wellington which, according to the report, serves as a training facility for his daughter, Jennifer Gates Nassar.
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According to the report, following his divorce from Melinda French Gates in 2021, many properties were transferred between trusts, making it difficult to determine the current ownership of some of the residences.
Gates’ property investments contrast his public statements about wealth redistribution.
In a 2013 interview, he said the money had “no utility” for him beyond a certain point. Yet, the continued expansion of his real estate holdings suggests that real estate is a utility.
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Here is the full list of Gates' properties, according to the Business Insider report:
– Xanadu 2.0, Medina, Washington
Purchased for: $34 million (1988-2009)
– Vintage Club Home, Indian Wells, California
Purchased for: $12.5 million (1999)
– Del Mar Country Club Home, San Diego, California
Purchased for: $3.1 million (2008)
– Rancho Paseana, San Diego, California
Purchased for: $18 million (2014)
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– Santaluz Club Home, San Diego, California
Purchased for: $3.2 million (2014)
– Del Mar Beach House, San Diego, California
Purchased for: $43 million (2020)
– Yellowstone Club Lodge, Big Sky, Montana
Estimated value: $29.4 million
– Wellington Equestrian Compound, Palm Beach County, Florida
Purchased for: $35 million
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