Celebrities, they’re just like us, right? … except they live in homes that are twice (or ten times!) the size of ours and certainly many multiples more expensive. From Insane Malibu beach pads to New York City penthouses, these stars have recently revealed some of the most beautiful and expensive homes in the world. Take Kim Kardashian and Kanye West for example – the couple, who recently welcomed their second child in late 2015, bought a $10.75 million home in Los Angeles. But that’s not enough because they are planning on renovating the house at an estimated cost of $5 million.
And speaking of renovations, have you seen Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi’s Hidden Valley, Calif., ranch? It was just featured in Elle Decor’s May issue — and it’s INCREDIBLE. But we have to be honest, Reese Witherspoon’s Ojai, Calif., estate gives Ellen and Portia a run for their money. Continue on to view the amazing photo gallery in which we rank the least expensive ($8,500,000) mansions to the most ($145,000,000). But don’t let that fool you, none of these are what we would consider “least expensive”…At only (sarcasm) $8.5 million, this is the least expensive homes on our list.
Britney Spears: $8.5 Million
Located the Thousand Oaks neighborhood in San Fernando Valley, California, this 5 bedroom 7 bath mediterranean-style 8,456 sq/ft mansion is awesome!
Featuring an infinity pool, library, and even a walk-in wine room.
Jennifer Lopez : $10 Million
Located in the Water Mill neighborhood of the Hamptons, New York, this 8,500 sq/ft home has 8 bedrooms and 7.5 baths.
The property is on 3 acres and is apparently so big that a crazy fan was able to live in the pool house for multiple days without being noticed.
Kim Kardashian and Kanye West: $11 Million
This mediterranean-style mansion in Bel Air, California was unfinished when they moved in and some reports have even suggested the couple have abandoned the property.
It looks finished enough for me…I’ll take it!
Ashton Kutcher & Mila Kunis: $12 Million
Kutcher just ditched his $12 million Hollywood Hills pad, electing instead to move in with Mila who is expecting a child.
Their new home was bought for about $10 million and is located in Beverly Hills.
Katy Perry: $15 Million
The property “is the only well-authenticated building” in Los Angeles designed by architect Bernard Maybeck; he built it in 1927.
It sits on a lush eight-acre property in the Los Feliz section of Los Angeles. French-style chateau with Mediterranean flourishes, more than 30,000 square feet of living space and an adjoining prayer house.
LeBron James: $15 Million
When basketball great LeBron James returned to Cleveland he no longer needed a Miami home; it hit the market in October 2014 with a list price of $17 million, later slashed to $15 million. The 16,700-square-foot waterfront mansion features an infinity pool and docking for two 60-foot yachts.
James paid $9 million in November 2010 for the property in the Coconut Grove neighborhood, which has also been home to Madonna and Sylvester Stallone. Sources tell Forbes the home is under contract; the sale has not yet closed, according to property listing.
Jennifer Aniston: $15 Million
Located in Beverly Hills, Jennifer has reportedly upgraded the 1970-built home multiple times and the house is now worth around 3 times what she payed to begin with!
Matt Damon: $15 Million
What do you do when you are a hugely popular action movie star? Buy a $15 million dollar 13,000 sq/ft mansion that’s what!
Located near Los Angeles, California in the Pacific Palisades community, this 3 story mansion features 35-foot mahogany vaulted ceilings, glass walls, a 5 car garage, and lush zen-inspired landscaping. Not bad, Matt, not bad.
Cindy Crawford: $15.45 Million
Former supermodel Cindy Crawford’s Malibu home was originally purchased for $6,000,000 as a fixer-upper. The updated five-bedroom, three-and-a-half bath pad is located in the highly sought after Point Dume neighborhood of Malibu, and sits on a cul-de-sac full of celebrity-owned mansions.
The 3,651-square-foot home also comes equipped with a wood-burning fireplace, multiple patios, several living and dining spaces, a lagoon-style pool, and a private path to the extremely exclusive Little Dume beach.
Taylor Swift: $17 Million
Taylor Swift’s lovely 11,000 sq. ft. mansion in Rhode Island was apparently paid full in cash for $17 million.
Conan O’Brien: $20 Million
The talk show host has done well for himself and owns this beautiful home located in the Pacific Palisades.
Will and Jada Pinket Smith: $20 Million
Will Smith and Jada Pinkett-Smith’s 9-bed, 13-bath Malibu estate that they share with daughter Willow and son Jaden.
The 25,000 sq. ft. property boasts a tennis court, basketball court and a lake. The home includes a meditation room, recording studio, a large pasture and lake with a gazebo, full basketball court, separate tennis court and three golf holes.
Rihanna: $21.8 Million
After renting this 10,000 sq/ft villa apartment in Barbados for a year she decided to buy it. This waterfront mansion is just down the road from where Simon Cowell also has a home.
Biometrics access, private elevators and underground parking are just a few of the standard features on this incredible property.
Lady Gaga: $23.5 Million
Lady Gaga’s Beverly Hills home is fully equipped with a home theater, game room, and 800-bottle wine cellar. It also boasts an eight-stall barn, a riding area, and a guest house.
Dan Romanelli, who founded the consumer products division of Warner Bros. and worked on Batman products, built the home and created its underground “Batcave,” where Gaga now enjoys a two-lane vintage bowling alley.
Arnold Schwarzenegger: $23.5 Million
Located in Pomfret, Connecticut this 10,000 sq/ft 7 bedroom 7 bath mansion is surrounded by lush vegitation and beautiful hills.
If it’s big enough for Arnold then I’m sure we would have no problem fitting in!
Taylor Swift (again): $25 Million
Taylor’s second appearance on this list as she has recently plunked down $25 Million for the Tinseltown pedigreed Samuel Goldywn estate in Beverly Hills.
The nearly two-acre spread — elegant, expansive, and well maintained but in need of some sprucing — includes a nearly 11,000-square-foot main house with six bedrooms and at least five bathrooms plus a two-room guest apartment above the garage, extensive gardens, sunken tennis court, swimming pool, and pool house with kitchenette.
Simon Cowell: $25 Million
Simon Cowell owns this $25 million mega-mansion located in the flats of Beverly Hills. The 52-year-old music mogul paid $8 million for the lot in September of 2004 and had the original home demolished to make way for this dream home that he had constructed from the ground up.
The recently completed 11,550 square foot manse has 5 bedrooms, 6 bathrooms, a state-of-the-art gym, luxury spa complete with wet steam room, lap pool, guest house, high-tech media theatre and a solarium.
Johnny Depp: $25.8 Million
Johnny Depp’s French, the actor acquired this property in 2001 and spent time there with then partner Vanessa Paradis. It contains an entire “hameau,” or private village, with more than a dozen buildings, including a main house, several guest cottages, a chapel, bar and restaurant, a workshop and staff house.
Some of the stone-built houses date to 1812. The estate lies in the village of Plande la Tour in Southern France, about 17 miles north of Saint Tropez. Depp restored and decorated the estate, investing some $10 million. Depp married actress Amber Heard in February 2015.
Jerry Seinfeld: $32 Million
Formerly owned by Billy Joel, this mansion in the Hamptons is actually decorated rather informally.
Inside it is very layed back and confortable which is rather unusual for a celebrity home. One thing is for sure…I don’t want to mow that lawn!
Ryan Seacrest: $37.5 Million
Ryan Seacrest’s expanded this bachelor pad to 9,500 square feet and bought the two neighboring properties and created a pond.
Baller!
Tom Brady & Gisele Bundchen: $40 Million
The four-acre estate centers on a country French chateau reached by a winding driveway.
A cobblestone motor court and a moat/koi pond add an Old World ambience to the mansion, which was designed by architect Richard Landry. They recently sold it to Dr Dre for $10 million below the original asking price.
Dr Dre: $40 Million
One of hip hip’s wealthiest artist, Dr. Dre snapped up the eco-manse which was originally owned and custom-built by NFL star Tom Brady and his super model wife Gisele Bundchen. The couple who spent $20 million to build the house got their money back after selling it at $40 million to the rapper, $10 million bellow the asking price.
The 14,000 sq ft home which sits on 4 acre property features 5 bedrooms, a koi pond moat, an infinity pool with cabana, fully equipped gym, a library, outdoor kitchen, loggia, and a waterfall on site. The architecture is by Landry Design, the same company that designed Mark Wahlberg’s opulent French-Manor.
Howard Stern: $52 Million
Radio shock jock Howard Stern has frequently said he doesn’t like New York and in 2013, he bought a home in Florida.
His 39,100-square-foot mansion on 3.25 acres is just down the street from billionaire investor Nelson Peltz’s Palm Beach home. It was not listed on the open market when Stern and wife Beth Ostrosky purchased it from textiles tycoon Martin Trust and his wife Diane.
Hugh Hefner: $54 Million
Ah, the Playboy Mansion. This Gothic-Tudor style home was built in 1927.
At 21,987 sq/ft it truely is massive. But it would have to be to house all of the playmates that regularly live at the house.
Tom Cruise: $59 Million
Tom Cruise bought the 238-acre ranch just 12 minutes from Telluride in 1992, paying $1.9 million, according to property records. He listed it in October 2014.
It includes a main home as well as a storybook-style guest home. The property includes a private trail system and gated access leading into the tens of thousands of acres of nearby National Forest.
Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie: $60 Million
Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie bought Château Miraval in the South of France in 2007. The 17th century vineyard boasts 35 rooms and is surrounded by gardens with a moat, fountains and chapel.
Also on the vast grounds, rumored to be where the Hollywood A-listers will tie the knot, is an olive grove also surrounded by garrigue and woodlands of evergreen, white oak, as well as Aleppo Pine and Maritime Pine trees.
Tiger Woods: $60 Million
When you are one of the best golfers of all time you would expect to have a pretty nice home…and Tiger Woods doesn’t dissapoint.
This 10,000 sq/ft home sits on 12 acres on Jupiter Island in Florida. When Woods bought the property he actually demolished the previous mansion and built this one because it was more to his liking.
Celine Dion: $75 Million
One of the best all-time selling artists, Celine Dion is no stranger to high-end real estate. She owns massive homes all over the world but none that would rival her Jupiter Island, Florida estate that’s currently on the market for a whooping $75 million. It’s the largest waterfront home in the area. Celine’s home sits on nearly 6 acres with more than 400 linear feet of waterfront, is truly a vacation oasis, designed by the singer for her family and friends. The 5-bedroom home is quite diva-worthy.
The master bedroom includes a walk-in closet with an automated rack for clothing and shoes, as well as a wraparound terrace with hot tub. Although the main home, measuring nearly 10,000 square feet, has guest rooms, there’s a completely separate guesthouse with 8 bedrooms on the property. A little bit more unusual — especially for Florida — is that each home has a full basement, providing additional storage for cars as well as rooms specifically designed for the kids.
Oprah Winfrey : $85 Million
When you are Oprah you get what you want, and what she wanted was this massive 23,000 sq/ft mansion in Monticeto, California. All we can say is Wow.
Recently she decided to redecorate the whole interior to better fit her personality. Needless to say it wasn’t a small job!
Bill Gates: $147.5 Million
After 7 years of construction Gates named his new 66,000 sq/ft mansion property Xanadu 2.0 after the fictional home of “Citizen Kane’s” Charles Foster Kane.
The stats on this place are crazy: 24 bathrooms, 6 kitchens, a 2,300 sq/ft reception hall, 2,100 sq/ft library, music/lighting and digital wall paintings that follow you room to room, and a 23 car garage. This is truely one instane home!