Jeff Bezos and Billionaire Bunker, Florida: World's richest buys 3rd home in less than a year
Jeff Bezos really likes Florida.
The billionaire, Amazon founder and apparent richest person on the planet bought another home in Florida's Billionaire Bunker − his third in nine months, according to reports. Here's what we know.
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos left Seattle for Miami and bought 3 homes in Billionaire Bunker in Florida
Owning a home in Indian Creek Village, Florida, aka Billionaire Bunker is so luxe. Owning three homes there? That's rich.
In an April 2, 2024, Seattle Times story, Bezos "agreed to pay about $90 million in an off-market transaction for a six-bedroom home in the Miami-area enclave, according to people with knowledge of the matter. Bezos plans to live there while he tears down the other houses he bought on the island, said one of the people."
The newspaper states a representative for Bezos declined to comment, and property records show the house was last sold in 1998, for $2.5 million.
In October 2023, the billionaire and Blue Origin CEO reportedly paid $79 million for a seven-bedroom, 14-bathroom mansion set on 1.84 acres in Indian Creek Village, according to Bloomberg. The ultra luxe, ultra private neighborhood is near Miami Beach and earned the nickname Billionaire Bunker for its residents.
In August 2023, Bezos reportedly bought a waterfront estate there for $68 million. He has famous neighbors, too: Tom Brady, Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner, and Spanish singer Julio Iglesias.
Indian Creek Village, a 300-acre island in Biscayne Bay with about 30 homes, an ultra-exclusive country club and golf course, is one of the richest neighborhoods in the United States.
Where does Jeff Bezos live? Jeff Bezos left Seattle, Washington, for Billionaire Bunker, Florida
Buying two homes in one of the richest neighborhoods around is viral material, but Bezos' announcement of leaving his beloved Seattle, Washington, for South Florida caused a stir online. Bezos traded West Coast life for East Coast living.
In November 2023, Bezos announced the news via a throwback video on Instagram, showing him inside his Seattle garage where he founded Amazon, the multinational tech trillion-dollar company in 1994.
"This is my desk here... this is the fax machine," Bezos, 59, said in the video while giving a tour of his "office." "That’s my dad behind the camera in this video," he wrote in the post.
Aside from the homes in Billionaire Bunker, Bezos has many ties to Florida. He graduated from Palmetto High School in Miami. His company, Blue Origin, has a facility in Cape Canaveral next to Kennedy Space Center and SpaceX. The owner of the Washington Post reportedly said he was moving to Miami to be closer to his parents and his Blue Origin operations.
"I've lived in Seattle longer than I have lived anywhere else," Bezos wrote in the social media post. "As exciting as the move is, it's an emotional decision for me. Seattle, you will always have a place in my heart."
Who is Jeff Bezos?
Jeff Bezos is the founder of Amazon and has his own aerospace company, Blue Origin. Blue Origin has a site on the Space Coast, visible from Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex.
For years, Bezos has been included on several "world's richest" lists (see below).
In April 2023, Forbes ranked billionaire Jeff Bezos as the "top tech mogul" and ranked him the third richest man in the world with an estimated fortune of $180 billion. In April 2022, Forbes reported Bezos was the second richest man in the world with an estimated fortune of $171 billion. In 2021, Forbes ranked the Amazon founder No. 1 as the world's richest man.
Who are the richest people in the world?
In March 2024, Bloomberg's Billionaires Index, which is updated daily, showed Jeff Bezos reclaimed the title of the world's richest man. As of April 2024, here's a list of the Top 5 richest people on the planet, according to Bloomberg's Billionaires Index:
5. Microsoft founder Bill Gates is reportedly worth $150 billion.
4. Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg is the fourth-richest person in the world, with a net worth of $179 billion.
3. French businessman Bernard Arnault, the man behind luxury goods company LVMH, has a net worth reportedly of $197 billion. He's the only foreign businessman in the Top 10 of Bloomberg's Billionaires Index.
2. Elon Musk, founder of SpaceX and chief of social media site X (formerly known as Twitter), has a net worth of $198 billion. The Tesla founder held the top spot for almost 10 months.
1. Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has a net worth of $200 billion.
Who is the richest woman in the world?
In March 2024, Bloomberg's Billionaires Index showed a list of billionaires dominated by men. The title of "richest woman in the world" goes to Francoise Bettencourt Meyers, who ranks No. 15 on the overall list. Bettencourt Meyers is the granddaughter of Eugne Schueller, who founded L'Oreal.
Contributing: Victoria Hernandez and Camille Fine, USA TODAY; Alexandra Clough, Palm Beach Post; AP
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