Ted Turner – St. Phillips Island, $4.9 Million
Ted Turner is the person behind CNN. He has led an affluent lifestyle for decades now. In 1979, he even bought St. Phillips Island, which spans 4,680 acres. He put up a house and preserved the lush greenery around it. The island was bought by the State of Carolina for $4.9 million to turn it into a public space. Ted Turner is a famous philanthropist and media proprietor who founded WTBS and Cable News Network. He has also donated a billion bucks to the United Nations and remains active in charity causes. In 2019, it was believed that he was worth $1 billion.