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These are the ten most expensive homes in the world, and the people who own them

Published 20:55 25 Nov 2017 GMT

Rory Cashin
These are the ten most expensive homes in the world, and the people who own them

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The number one spot has 78 bathrooms. Which is overkill, if you ask us...

You might think, what with the way the current housing market is, that a 3-bedroom in Dalkey would probably be somewhere on this list. We can't say for certain that it didn't wind up at #11, but it definitely isn't in the Top 10 most expensive homes (which automatically discounts palaces, which are a different thing) on the entire planet. According to CompareCamp.com, these are those homes, along with their price-tags, and who currently owns them. We're gonna go out on a limb here and say none of these will be popping up on an AirBnb any time soon... 10. 7 Upper Phillimore Gardens Location: London Value: $128 million Owner: Olena Pinchuk, the daughter of Leonid Kuchma, Ukraine’s second president 9. Kensington Palace Gardens Location: London Value: $140 million Owner: Roman Abramovic, the Russian billionaire owner of Chelsea Football Club 8. Seven The Pinnacle Location: Big Sky, Montana Value: $155 million Owners: Edra and Tim Blixseth, real estate developers and timber barons 7. Hearst Castle Location: San Simeon, California Value: $191 million Owners: William Randolph Hearst’s trustees, part of America's first newspaper magnate family 6. Ellison Estate Location: Woodside, California Value: $200 million Owner: Larry Ellison, who Forbes Magazine announced was the world's 3rd richest man (albeit back in 2013) 5. 18-19 Kensington Palace Gardens Location: London Value: $222 million Owner: Lakshmi Mittal, the head of Arcelor Mittal, the world’s largest steel manufacturer 4. Four Fairfield Pond Location: Sagaponack, New York Value: $248.5 million Owner: Ira Rennert, owner the Renco Group, who make their money in smelting, apparently 3. Villa Leopolda Location: Cote D’Azure, France Value: $750 million Owner: Lily Safra, a Brazilian philanthropist and widow of  billionaire Lebanese banker William Safra. Fun fact, movie fans - this is the house Hitchcock filmed To Catch A Thief in back in 1955.
2. Antilia Location: Mumbai, India Value: $1 billion Owner: Mukesh Ambani, India’s richest man, with a net worth of $23.6 billion
1. Buckingham Palace Location: London Value: $1.55 billion Owner: Yes, it does count as a house, and it currently belongs to Queen Elizabeth II

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