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- 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.