Not that long ago—even within this century—a $20 million home sale made headlines. Today, in many of the world’s wealthiest enclaves, transactions of that magnitude are simply the starting point.
In 2011, Russian billionaire Yuri Milner shattered the residential real estate ceiling when he paid $100 million for a Silicon Valley estate, widely regarded as one of the first publicly reported nine-figure home sales in the world. More than a decade later, that once-unthinkable milestone has been surpassed again and again, with the most exclusive properties commanding prices that would have seemed almost fictional a generation ago.
Compiling a definitive list of the world’s most expensive home sales is easier said than done. Some transactions happen quietly, sometimes behind layers of LLCs and offshore trusts. Others are folded into larger portfolio deals, obscuring the price of an individual home. And even the definition of a “home” can get murky: Ken Griffin’s record-setting Manhattan purchase, for example, involved multiple contiguous apartments intended to be combined into a single residence.
This ranking is based on publicly reported residential sales. While we’ve included the highest-priced transactions that can be verified, some private deals have never been disclosed, and several prices are estimates because the final sale price was never confirmed or exchange rates have changed over time. We also limited the list to residential properties, excluding land-only and ranch sales, which are in their own category. That means headline-grabbing purchases such as Stan Kroenke’s acquisition of Texas’s W.T. Waggoner—which carried a reported $725 million asking price but no confirmed sale price—don’t qualify.
We also excluded Jay-Z and Beyoncé’s roughly $200 million Malibu estate and Mark Zuckerberg’s reported $170 million purchase on Florida’s Indian Creek Island—not because they aren’t staggering sums, but because even those blockbuster deals fell outside the top 10. To make our inaugural list, a property needed to change hands for more than $200 million. That alone says plenty about how dramatically the ultra-luxury market has changed: Prices once considered unfathomable are now merely the entry point for the world’s most expensive homes.
The rankings also reveal a few surprises. One billionaire appears twice, owning not only the most expensive home ever publicly reported but another estate in the top 10, less than an hour away.
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Pacific Coast Highway, Malibu, Calif. — $210 Million
Image Credit: Google Earth A sprawling Malibu beachfront estate set a new California home sale record in June 2024 when Oakley founder James Jannard sold it for $210 million in an off-market deal, The L.A. Times reported. The sale topped the previous state record set by the Carters just one year earlier. The buyer purchased the property through a Delaware limited liability company, keeping their identity private.
Stretching across 9.5 acres with roughly 300 feet of Pacific Ocean frontage near El Pescador State Beach, the estate includes a 15,400-square-foot main house with eight bedrooms and 14 bathrooms. Jannard bought the property in 2012 for $75 million from Oaktree Capital Management co-founder Harold Marks, who had purchased it a decade earlier from late Herbalife co-founder Mark Hughes for $31 million.
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Villa Les Cèdres, Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat, France — $221 Million
Image Credit: JEAN CHRISTOPHE MAGNENET/AFP via Getty Images For nearly a century, Villa Les Cèdres has ranked among the French Riviera’s most legendary estates, and in 2019, the historic property sold for 200 million euros (about $221 million at the time) to Ukrainian billionaire Rinat Akhmetov in an off-market deal. His identity wasn’t confirmed until early 2020, when it was revealed that the purchase had been made through his holding company, SCM Holdings.
Built around 1830, the 18,000-square-foot villa sits on about 35 acres with 14 bedrooms, an Olympic-size swimming pool, and stables for up to 30 horses. Once owned by Belgium’s King Leopold II, the property later passed to the Marnier-Lapostolle family, makers of Grand Marnier. When Italian spirits giant Campari acquired Grand Marnier’s parent company in 2016, Villa Les Cèdres became part of its portfolio. Campari initially listed the estate for 350 million euros.
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Gordon Pointe Compound, Naples, Fla.— $225 Million
Image Credit: Google Earth Naples joined the ranks of the priciest real estate markets in the U.S. in April 2025 when the Gordon Pointe compound reportedly sold for a combined $225 million, the most expensive home sale in Florida history, surpassing Larry Ellison’s $173 million purchase in Manalapan.
The waterfront compound spans three neighboring parcels totaling roughly 15 acres with 800 feet of Gulf of Mexico frontage. One of those parcels traded for $133 million, setting the record for the most expensive single-home sale in the U.S. in 2025. Gordon Pointe belonged to the family of late Canadian billionaire Michael DeGroote; the buyer used a land trust to keep their identity private.
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220 Central Park South Penthouse, New York, N.Y. — $238 Million
Image Credit: RBL/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images Hedge fund billionaire Ken Griffin shattered the U.S. home sale record in January 2019 when he paid $238 million for a four-story penthouse at 220 Central Park South. The purchase made it the most expensive home ever sold in the country and came just days after Griffin spent another $124 million on a mansion in London.
Spanning four floors of the 70-story, limestone-clad tower designed by Robert A.M. Stern Architects on Billionaires’ Row, the roughly 24,000-square-foot residence overlooks Central Park. The building offers a private restaurant, spa, fitness center, basketball and squash courts, a golf simulator, wine storage, and valet parking. Griffin later expanded his holdings at 220 Central Park South by purchasing two neighboring apartments on the 20th floor, bringing his total investment in the building to roughly $244 million.
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The Holme, Regent’s Park, London — $250 Million
Image Credit: Beauchamp Estates After years of financial drama, one of London’s best-known mansions changed hands again in June 2026. About 18 months after the lenders sold the Holme for 138.9 million pounds (about $176 million) following the owner’s loan default, it was reportedly resold for 195 million pounds (about $250 million). The flip netted the mystery owner a profit of about 56 million pounds. The buyer was reported to be the family of Emirati developer Abbas Sajwani.
Nicknamed the “White House of Regent’s Park,” the nearly 30,000-square-foot mansion was completed in 1818 and sits on four acres overlooking the park’s boating lake. It features 40 rooms, eight garages, a tennis court, library, sauna, and sprawling gardens. The estate had belonged to members of the Saudi royal family since the 1990s before they defaulted on a 150-million-pound loan, forcing the property to be seized and sold.
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2-8 Rutland Gate, Knightsbridge, London — $280 Million
Image Credit: LEON NEAL,LEON NEAL/AFP via Getty Images Overlooking Hyde Park, 2-8 Rutland Gate became Britain’s most expensive home when it sold for about 210 million pounds (roughly $280 million) in 2020. The buyer was initially believed to be another Hong Kong billionaire, but later reporting by The Times revealed the mansion had actually been purchased through a British Virgin Islands shell company linked to Hui Ka Yan, founder of the Chinese property development company Evergrande, which collapsed in 2024.
Originally built in the 1830s as four townhouses, the property was later transformed into a single 62,000-square-foot megamansion by former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri. Today it contains 45 rooms, four elevators, an indoor swimming pool, and 24 marble bathrooms, many once decorated with gold leaf and semi-precious stones.
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Château Louis XIV, Louveciennes, France — $301 Million
Image Credit: Marc Piasecki/GC Images Overlooking Hyde Park, 2-8 Rutland Gate became Britain’s most expensive home when it sold for about 210 million pounds (roughly $280 million) in 2020. The buyer was initially believed to be another Hong Kong billionaire, but later reporting by The Times revealed the mansion had actually been purchased through a British Virgin Islands shell company linked to Hui Ka Yan, founder of the Chinese property development company Evergrande, which collapsed in 2024.
Originally built in the 1830s as four townhouses, the property was later transformed into a single 62,000-square-foot megamansion by former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri. Today it contains 45 rooms, four elevators, an indoor swimming pool, and 24 marble bathrooms, many once decorated with gold leaf and semi-precious stones. The house popped up for sale in 2022 for 200 million pounds ($268 million), notably less than was paid, but is not known to have sold.
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Deep Water Bay, Hong Kong, China — $322 Million
Image Credit: Google Maps When Chinese billionaire Pan Sutong paid 2.1 billion Hong Kong dollars (about $322 million) for a Hong Kong mansion in 2017, per Forbes, it became one of the most expensive homes ever sold in Asia. At the time, Pan ranked among China’s richest people thanks to his Goldin Group empire. The 13,854-square-foot residence sits in the exclusive Deep Water Bay neighborhood, close to homes owned by some of the city’s wealthiest residents, including billionaire Li Ka-shing.
The three-story estate features landscaped gardens, a private swimming pool, and views overlooking Deep Water Bay Golf Club. But the purchase later became a symbol of his financial downfall. As his property empire unraveled under mounting debt, Pan repeatedly mortgaged the home before eventually facing bankruptcy proceedings.
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Providence House, Chelsea, London — $350 Million
Image Credit: Beauchamp Estates Tucked behind the walls of London’s Royal Hospital Chelsea, Providence House quietly changed hands in 2025 for more than 265 million pounds (about $350 million), making it one of the biggest home sales ever recorded, Bloomberg reported. The Grade II-listed Georgian mansion sits on two acres overlooking the River Thames and sports what’s believed to be the largest private garden in central London outside Buckingham Palace.
Previously known as Gordon House, the residence was acquired in 2012 for about $96 million by property developer Christian Candy, who reportedly gifted it to his brother, Nick Candy, in 2014. The property was never publicly listed, with billionaire hedge fund manager Suneil Setiya approaching Nick directly to strike the deal.
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Monaco Apartment, Mareterra, Monaco — $552 Million
Image Credit: Alessio Morgese/NurPhoto via Getty Images Monaco landed one of the biggest real estate deals in history when Ukrainian billionaire Rinat Akhmetov shelled out an eye-watering 471 million euros (about $552 million) for a waterfront apartment in Mareterra, the principality’s newest luxury neighborhood. Although the purchase closed in 2024, it wasn’t revealed publicly until 2026 after Bloomberg reviewed Monaco property records. The sale is believed to be the most expensive apartment purchase ever recorded.
Spread across five floors, the mansion-in-the-sky measures more than 27,000 square feet, comprising 21 rooms, a private swimming pool and hot tub, and at least eight parking spaces. Akhmetov’s holding company, System Capital Management, confirmed it purchased property within the development but declined to comment on specifics or price.