It took Gates 7 years and $63 million to build his Medina, Washington, estate, named ‘Xanadu 2.0,’ after the fictional home in ‘Citizen Kane.’ With a net worth of $88.3 billion, Microsoft cofounder Bill Gates is the richest man in America.
It shouldn’t be too surprising that one of the wealthiest people in the world also has an insanely extravagant home.
It took Gates seven years and $63 million to build his Medina, Washington, estate, named “Xanadu 2.0” after the fictional home of Charles Foster Kane, the title character of “Citizen Kane.”
At 66,000 square feet, the home is absolutely massive, and it’s loaded to the brim with high-tech details.
We’ve rounded up some of Xanadu 2.0’s most over-the-top features here.
It’s worth at least $124 million today.
According to the King County public assessor’s office, the property is worth $124.99 million as of this year. Gates purchased the lot for $2 million in 1988. Per public filings, he paid $1,041,292.
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