Bill Gates and Medina property
Bill Gates' first major real estate property was an expansive property on Lake Washington. He's since spent more than $100 million on homes across the country.
  • Microsoft cofounder Bill Gates is one of the US's top landowners, with 275,000 acres across the US.
  • While most of that is farmland, he owns homes in Washington, California, Florida, and Montana.
  • Here's a look at his real estate portfolio, which he spent $150 million and three decades building.

Ten years ago, in an interview with The Telegraph, Bill Gates discussed his goal of giving away his fortune — which was worth $65 billion then and sits at $129 billion today.