10 Tech Titans' Lavish Homes: Zillow (PHOTOS)

We recently learned that Steve Jobs was planning to tear down his 1920s Spanish Colonial Revival mansion and build a more modest domicile in its place. Still, the plans for the new home are striking, and the price tag ($8.45 million) is nothing to sneeze at.

On the flipside, Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg says he rents his comparatiely humble house.

How large do other major players of the tech industry live?

Based on information gathered by Zillow, the online real estate provider, we've compiled a selection of tech titans' homes, from James Clark's Miami penthouse to Larry Ellison's zen-like sanctuary.

View our slideshow of 10 tech titans' homes and visit Zillow to learn more. Then, check out our slideshow of the strangest homes in America.

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James “Jim” Clark, Miami Beach, FL: $27 million

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The co-founder of Netscape Communications currently keeps penthouse #1 in the exclusive Setai building in Miami Beach, Florida. The palatial residence features floor-to-ceiling windows, a terrace with swimming pool and stunning views. It is currently on the market for a cool $27 million.

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The co-founder of Netscape Communications currently keeps penthouse #1 in the exclusive Setai building in Miami Beach, Florida. The palatial residence features floor-to-ceiling windows, a terrace with swimming pool and stunning views. It is currently on the market for a cool $27 million.

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[Lordcron]

07:49 AM on 11/13/2010

Well I don't expect them to have all that money and live in a dump. LOL!

[eyelashviper]

07:47 PM on 11/12/2010

Wonder why Bill Gates needs 28 bathrooms.....?

[isee61]

10:34 PM on 11/12/2010

Most of the rooms are for the hired help.

[angrymanspokane]

02:52 PM on 11/12/2010

To the victor go the spoils. They could have just as easily failed, but they didn't. They took risks and reaped the rewards.

[ninette]

01:10 PM on 11/11/2010

I wonder what would happen to those lofty windows in the first image if a hurricane striked Miami?

[boboyaya]

01:05 PM on 11/11/2010

What good is this list if it doesn't include Larry and Sergey.

[Firehorsegirl]

12:32 PM on 11/11/2010

They built their companies, took great risks, put us with Countless risks -/ I'm not going to be a "hater". Having said that, I like jobs' house, 2. Can have kids locate clear contact paper though car,

[julbar]

10:49 PM on 11/13/2010

I love Jobs house too.. Elegant.

[joshua rotteveel]

11:55 AM on 11/11/2010

ellison is the man, straight up!

[Jose 58]

11:54 AM on 11/11/2010

It's better to have a shack in a nice neighborhood than a mansion in a slum.

[bannorhill]

08:39 AM on 11/12/2010

It's better to have a mansion in a nice neighborhood.

[scared1234]

07:44 AM on 11/11/2010

The rich get richer while the poor gets poorer. This is the Corporate States of America brought to us by the GOTP. Prime example why they don't want tax hikes for the rich. Think about how much those poor things have to pay for utilities for their Mega-ego mansions!

[bannorhill]

08:48 AM on 11/11/2010

Every one of those people started their own business and built it from nothing to what it is now.

They employ tens of thousands of people with well paying jobs.

In this day and age we need more people like these...not less.

[oldguy51]

11:22 AM on 11/11/2010

Excuse me, are those thousands of people that work for these "titans" nothing? The thousands of people did the work. Tell me just what it is these people did/do that got them all this cash without ripping it off of those thousands?

[thinksink]

11:47 AM on 11/11/2010

I think there is a difference between CEO's that built a tech company through innovation than a CEO at some bank or big pharma that "knows people" or was a politican that played well with lobbyist. Some people actually deserve what they have through hard work. I agree on the tax hikes though.

[Tyrione]

07:43 AM on 11/11/2010

The only house I like is Jobs.

[Utern]

07:11 PM on 11/16/2010

It appears the Steve Jobs doesn't. Since 2001, Jobs has been fighting preservationists in an attempt to tear down and replace the 30-room mansion with a more modern home (excerpt from
mercurynews.com)

[Thaigold]

07:35 AM on 11/11/2010

It's just real estate - you can only sleep in one bed at a time.

[Thaigold]

07:33 AM on 11/11/2010

So sad...she can't move into the alternate California Governor's Mansion. Nancy Reagan, in her pseudo high-society snoot said the mansion was a "fire-trap." Well, now - in her final years, she may realize her hubris.

[netzwerg]

05:19 AM on 11/11/2010

"America has always been a nation of immigrants! We get the best from around the world!"

Dont count on it any longer:
"More skilled immigrants are giving up their American dreams to pursue careers back home, raising concerns that the U.S. may lose its competitive edge in science, technology and other fields.
Wadhwa projects that in the next five years, 100,000 immigrants will go back to India and 100,000 to China, countries that have had rapid economic growth.

"For the first time in American history, we are experiencing the brain drain that other countries experienced," he says." http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2009-09-20-brain-drain_N.htm

[yannb]

03:34 AM on 11/11/2010

147 million dollars for a home is a tad excessive.

[kay628]

07:19 AM on 11/11/2010

Obscene is the only word for it.

[T Oberg]

08:22 AM on 11/11/2010

Still nothing compared to Mukesh Ambanis billion-dollar home in Mumbai, India.

[LaughingMan]

10:31 AM on 11/11/2010

Ambani's home actually only really cost $70 Milllion to construct.

The $1 Billion price tag is courtesy of Mumbai's astronomical property rates and property taxes for that particular patch of land where it was constructed.

[snesich]

02:51 AM on 11/11/2010

Oh, my little life seems so empty now. So meaningless.

I think I'm going to concentrate on the dream of "one day" when I can join this select group.

Also, I certainly hope that each one of these people will be getting another tax cut. God knows they deserve one. It's the least we can do to show our deep admiration for their obvious moral superiority.