10 Expensive Things Owned By USA Billionaires

The United States is home to over 724 Billionaires with a combined net worth of $3.8 Trillion dollars

Many of the States Billionaires reside in larger cities including New York, Chicago, Miami, Houston and Los Angeles.

Texas was listed as the state with the most billionaires, currently 337 of the worlds richest call the golden state home.

Alabama, Vermont, New Hampshire, New Mexico and Alaska have no current billionaires living in them but this could change at any time.

10 - Ken Griffin - New York Penthouse

Currently thought to be the most expensive penthouse home ever sold in the United States, this massive $238 million dollar home also once held the record the most expensive quadplex ever sold in the whole country.

Coming only days after his purchase of a $122 million mansion in London, the $31 billion dollar hedge fund manager certainly has the cash to flash around and spend as he sees fit.

Covering 24,000 square feet, the penthouse features amazing views of New York's Central Park South and covers three floors.

Currently his home is still under construction with the building having over 70 floors and a total of 116 residential units.

Floor to ceiling windows will feature in almost every room and he will have access to centralized air conditioning, a fitness center and community pool.

Each resident of the prestigious tower has been vetted and hand-picked with a concierge and valet parking service also on offer.

9 - Jerry Jones - Yacht

Owning the Dallas Cowboys has come as a bonus for Billionaire Jerry Jones, whom owns £170m 357ft superyacht Bravo Eugenia.

Built by Dutch yacht firm Oceanco in 2019, the yacht has room for 14 guests across seven cabins, it requires a 30-strong crew to man the vessel.

Capable of reaching a top speed of 18 knots, its amazing interior was crafted by Reymond Langton Design.

Features includes two helipads, a complete gym, beach club, pool, steam room, sauna and a garage.

The Cowboys have since won three Super Bowls and Jones was named the NFL Executive of the Year in 2014.

Extra features include a massage room, plunge pool and rain shower while interior design features light maple wood and white pearl lacquer with contrasting accents of walnut and ebony.

8 - Mark Cuban - Private Jet Collection

While the first time flying private can be an extraordinary experience for many, Mark Cuban enjoyed it so much it has become a permanent habit.

Having no less than three private jets, Cuban owns one of the largest private jets on planet earth, an all business-configured Boeing 767-200.

The plane has a new air-ionization system that is so advanced it kills pathogens while your on-board meaning no masks are required.

On-board amenities include an ultra-king-size bed,walk-in shower, living room with L-shaped sofa and 4K 43-inch television screen.

The jet cany up to 6,700 nautical miles, has ultra-fast 2Ku in-flight WiFi and the dining room can also be converted into a conference center.

Being a guest also gets you interesting perks with Pre-loaded iPads available for passengers to enjoy and 15 lie-flat leather seats for first class travel.

And yes that air cleaning system is built directly into the air-con, meaning any pathogens are literally sucked right out of thin air.

7 - David Geffen - Yacht

When your a multi-billionaire, buying a yacht has always been one of the privileges of insane wealth and $7.7 billion dollar man David Geffen spared no expense.

Purchased in late 2006, Geffen has seen many famous faces pass through Rising Sun including Leonardo DiCaprio, Bruce Springsteen, Julia Roberts, Oprah Winfrey, Steven Spielberg and JJ Abrams.

Purchased from CEO of Oracle Corporation, Larry Ellison, she went through a full re-fit in 2--7 and features a gym, basketball court, wine cellar and a movie theater.

Over 82 rooms are currently thought to be on-board and they yacht is so large that it allowed Geffen and his crew of 45 to self isolate for almost a year in the Grenadines.

He reportedly paid $590 million dollars for the yacht, and he loves floating real estate so much that he dished out an additional $200 million dollars to buy the Pelorus.

6 - Jeff Bezos - Yacht

Jeff Bezos has never been one for owning a yacht, instead ploughing billions into mega mansions on both the east and west coast.

Eventually however, the human mind can only avoid temptation for so long, however with Jeff, he decided to have his yacht fully custom built.

The insane yacht, which is modeled on Black Pearl will feature three enormous masts so it can be powered largely by kinetic energy from the sails.

The yacht features a black hull, white superstructure which is 246 feet long and has been given the codename YS7512.

Thought to feature meeting spaces, and storage for his jets skis, water toys, and snorkeling and diving gear, it will hold a crew of 45 and currently an unknown number of guests.

The yacht features DynaRig carbon masts, solar power, and a hybrid-propulsion system, Bezos will also have direct flight access with a support boat helipad.

Other features on-board include an on-deck swimming pool, a cinema, several lounges, and several business areas spread throughout the three decks.

Oceanco, who are reportedly building the yacht have kept many of the features a secret, citing the privacy and confidentiality of all its clients.

5 - Warren Buffett - Houses

While many billionaires and the super rich buy mega mansions, yachts and super luxurious private planes, Warren Buffet, one of America's richest men is no way near as flamboyant.

Known as the Oracle of Omaha, Buffet built his investment company Berkshire Hathaway from the ground up and despite his $125 billion dollar net worth, he life's life frugally.

Living in the same residence in Omaha, Nebraska that he purchased in 1958 for $31,500, he has made a considerable gain on the property which is now estimated to be worth just over $650,000 dollars.

The 6,570-square-foot home has five bedrooms and two-and-a-half bathrooms which are guarded by fences and security cameras.

Buffet also once owned a holiday home in a gated community called Emerald Bay in Laguna Beach, California, purchased for $150,000.

The home came with a $9,264 annual association fee for access to amenities such as a tennis court and swimming pool.

He finally sold the home in October 2018 for $7.5 million dollars.

4 - Larry Ellison - Florida Estate

When it comes to real estate, Larry Ellison is one of America's biggest property owners and has more recently off-loaded his prized property in North Palm Beach for $145 million dollars.

Considered to be one of the biggest residential sales ever in Florida, the massive estate was only purchased for $80 million dollars in 2021.

Ellison, whom is the sixth-richest person in the world with a net worth of close to $110 billion dollars collects real estate like premier leauge football cards.

He owns more than half the properties on the prestigious Carbon Beach after founding Oracle Corporation in 1977.

His massive estate sits on 6.5 acres of land, sits in an exclusive enclave with just 65 homes and has 563 feet of water frontage.

Extra security is one of the main features of the home with two security gates, its own security hut and CCTV throughout the compound.

The 15,000-square-foot Mediterranean-style mansion has six bedrooms and 11.5 bathrooms while outside you will find a swimming pool, pond, pavilion and tennis court.

Ellison also owns other massive homes in California, Rhode Island, a Rancho Mirage golf course and he is one of the largest stake holders in the Island of Hawaii, where he owns many luxurious properties.

3 - Mark Zuckerberg - Mansion

One man who has recently expanded his property portfolio, is Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg.

What started as a modest $7 million dollar Palo Alto home that was purchased in 2011 has now turned into a $30 million dollar five-home estate that caused chaos with his neighbors and the city.

His new purchases included a $4.8 million dollar home in 2012, two $14 million dollar homes in 2013 and one $10.5 million dollar home in 2013, all right next door to his main central property.

Originally planning to demolish four of the houses to start from scratch, only two were eventually destroyed and replaced by one story high tech homes.

Four of these homes are now directly connected to the main home, meaning, in-effect, it is now one large property that sit in an enclosed rectangle withy a garden in the middle.

Plans to remove the fifth home and replace it with a single story, 3,554 square foot home are already thought to be underway.

The whole compound is thought to contain an office, media room, mudroom, laundry room, wine room, $65,000 dollar kitchen and wet bar.

He also owns a four storey home in San Francisco that underwent similar rennovations in 2013 and lasted nearly three years.

At the time of recording, Zuckerberg is thought to have an estimated net worth of close to $60.8 billion dollars.

2 - Elon Musk - Starbase

Getting into the utterly ridiculous now and our video on Elon Musk that we made back in 2016 is well and truely out-of-date.

Having sold off most of his expensive things, Mr Musk, who is currently the worlds richest man with an eye-watering $270.7 billion dollars, flogged his home and cars last year.

Now living in a tiny $50,000 dollar three-bedroom home, its where this home sits that suddenly gets VERY expensive.

Located next to his massive rocket factory, aptly named Starbase, it is the home of the Falcon rockets that will one day colonize Mars and the moon.

Located in Boca Chica, Texas, Starbase is set to become one of the great cities of the future that will include a natural gas plant, solar array and public drinking water plant.

Already featuring all the tools to develop and test launch rockets, Starbase is a constant hub of activity with an orbital launchpad and satellite center under construction.

The site features several "bays" where new rockets are built and these include the Mid-Bay and High-Bay that can hold the Super Heavy boosters.

Separated into two sites, the Production Site and Launch Site, its understood that one day, the site will feature thousands of homes and offices for Mars colonization and training.

Starbase is set to become one of the most important cities on earth with the whole company already worth $125 billion dollars.

1 - Bill Gates - House

Not only having its own Wikipedia page, Bill Gates massive Lake Washington home is thought to have a total assessed value of $147.5 million dollars.

The 66,000-square-foot mansion is a modern design in the Pacific lodge style and has been named Xanadu 2.0, a reference to the motion picture Citizen Kane.

Classic features are include dinside, such as a private library with a dome-shaped roof and oculus, estate-wide server system and 60 foot swimming pool with an underwater music system.

The home has a 2,500-square-foot gym, 1,000-square-foot dining room and has pictures on the wall that change when someone enters.

The mansion has 7 bedrooms and 24 bathrooms, has its own stream running through the compound and took 300 construction workers to build.

High tech sensors monitor both temperature and lighting while the homes audio system is hidden behind the wallpaper.

The "earth-sheltered" home is built into its surroundings and has $80,000 worth of computer screens built into the walls.

Other features within the massive complex include a trampoline room, 200-guest reception hall, sauna, steam room, six kitchens, 2,100 square foot library, home theatre, putting green and boat dock.

The 1,900-square-foot guest house is just as high tech as the main home and his underground garages can accommodate up to 23 cars.

One of his favorite 40-year-old maple trees is monitored 24 hours a day and the sand on his beach has been imported from the Caribbean.

Gates has actually donated private tours of Xanadu 2.0 in the past and one employee once paid roughly $35,000 dollars just to tour the illustrious residence.

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