One of the world\u2019s richest men has doubled down in Malibu. <\/p>\n
Google co-founder Sergey Brin has purchased a roughly $50 million home in Malibu just doors away from a another residence he owns, Gimme Shelter has learned.<\/p>\n
The purchase comes even as the Google co-founder moved a reported 15 of his limited liability companies<\/a>, which manage his investments and assets, <\/a>out of California ahead of the proposed California billionaire tax.<\/p>\n This cliffside home first hit the market for $65 million in 2024 \u2014 just two years after the seller bought it for $20.75 million in 2022. It was last asking $58 million in December, according to records.<\/p>\n Sergey Brin. Getty Images for Breakthrough Prize<\/p>\n The cliffside perch is less than two minutes by foot from another Malibu property Brin owns. New York Post<\/p>\n An aerial of the recently acquired estate. New York Post<\/p>\n The two-story dwelling comes with coveted private stairs to Point Dume Beach \u2014 and a key to Little Dume \u2014 \u201cthe two best surf point breaks in all of Malibu,\u201d according to a listing for the property.<\/p>\n The sale, which closed in July, was first reported by North Hillcrest. Branden Williams, Rayni Williams and Preston Gazowny, of the Beverly Hills Estates, had the listing. They declined to comment on the buyer. <\/p>\n Gimme Shelter independently confirmed the buyer.<\/p>\n The area is filled with billionaires and creatives. Those include Bob Dylan and Coldplay\u2019s Chris Martin, to tech titans like Sean Parker. There are also actors like Matthew McConaughey, Gerard Butler and Julia Roberts.<\/p>\n \u201cThe surf breaks in front of their homes. It\u2019s where they all learn to surf, and it\u2019s why these guys all live here \u2014 the private surf breaks,\u201d said Branden Williams, who declined to comment on the buyer.<\/p>\n While there are no private beaches in California, Point Dume is difficult for outsiders to access. <\/p>\n