8. JEFF BEZOS - AMAZON
Jeff Bezos, founder and CEO of Amazon, has also opted for a more luxurious living space.
His $26million mansion in Beverly Hills is a sprawling 12,000sqft and has a pool, sunken tennis court, a gym, a greenhouse and a separate guesthouse.
7. PAUL ALLEN -MICROSOFT
Paul Allen, the cofounder of Microsoft and chairman of Vulcan, lives in the definition of luxury.
His $26million compound on Seattle's Mercer Island has a floating helipad, a dock, a ballroom, pool with a waterslide, a full basketball court and seven mansions.
Valued at $10million, $9.3million, $3.5million, $1.6million, $1.5million, $1.5million, and $650,000, he is definitively the king of his compound.
5. MICHAEL DELL, DELL
Michael Dell, who founded Dell computers, primarily lives in a modern 'castle' in Austin, Texas. When he's in the mood for a getaway, he jets off to his 'Raptor Residence': a, 18,500sqft estate in Hawaii.
Situated in a private community on the Big Island, the home has seven bedrooms and has been appraised by local publications to be worth a whopping $62million.
2. BILL GATES - MICROSOFT
Bill Gates' Xanadu 2.0 is worth an estimated $121million. The Microsoft founder's 66,000sqft mansion in Medina, Washington, has incredible high-tech features like a pool with an underwater music system, a library with a domed reading room and heated floors and driveways.
Guests visiting the digitally-enhanced home must reportedly wear computerized pins so the house can monitor one's travels throughout the many halls and rooms in order to adjust the music, lighting and climate settings to the person's preference.
Xanadu 2.0 took seven years to build and cost $63million.
1. LARRY ELLISON - ORACLE
Larry Ellison's personal island of Lanai takes the cake for most expensive 'home' at a cool $600million.
The cofounder and CEO of Oracle purchased 98 per cent of the island in June 2012, allowing him to call the 141sqmiles of pristine nature his own.
Mr Ellison's plans for the island are not yet known.
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