Bezos, Zuckerberg, Ivanka Trump own 'Billionaire Bunker's in Indian Creek Island. 7 key facts

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, Meta co-founder Mark Zuckerberg, and US President Donald Trump's daughter Ivanka Trump. (Image credit: AFP)

Miami’s ultra‑exclusive Indian Creek Island—popularly known as the “Billionaire Bunker”—has emerged as one of the most coveted enclaves for America’s richest families. With Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg eyeing a $150–200 million mansion, and residents including Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and US President Donald Trump's daughter, Ivanka Trump, the man‑made island has become a symbol of tax‑driven migration and high‑stakes real estate manoeuvring.

Here are seven things to know about the private island that's reshaping billionaire geography.

1. The island is now a magnet for California’s fleeing billionaires

Mark Zuckerberg is the latest high‑profile Californian exploring a move to Indian Creek, following the state’s proposed one‑time 5 percent wealth tax on individuals worth over $1 billion. The levy could cost him around $11–12 billion, prompting him to look to Florida’s tax‑free haven.

2. Jeff Bezos already owns a massive compound here

The Amazon founder is among Indian Creek’s most famous residents. His sprawling waterfront estate places him just doors away from Zuckerberg’s prospective home. Bezos bought three properties on the island for more than $230 million. He’s turning two lots into a compound while the third houses his Mediterranean-style home, Fortune reported.

3. Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner also call the island home

The enclave’s resident list includes Ivanka Trump and her husband Jared Kushner, making the island a political‑celebrity hub as well as a tech‑wealth one.

4. Zuckerberg's potential estate is among the island’s priciest

Zuckerberg and his wife Priscilla Chan are eyeing a $150–200 million unfinished megamansion on Indian Creek, sitting on nearly two acres with waterfront views, a private dock, and multiple structures. The property was previously held by a cosmetic surgeon and his spouse.

5. The island has only around 40 homes—and extreme privacy

Indian Creek is a gated artificial island staffed with armed security and patrols, offering billionaires unparalleled privacy. It is an independent municipality with its own government and police force, Fortune reported. The island's police force patrols the area by land and sea round the clock.

“It’s a bubble, and no one can get on and off, unless you have a reason,” Martirena, who specialises in ultra-luxury real estate, told the publication.

The island's scarcity of “trophy inventory” fuels prices well above $150 million.

6. Luxury deals move at breakneck speed amid tax fears

Real‑estate agents and lawyers in the Miami area report they have been working non‑stop with wealthy Californians rushing to secure properties ahead of wealth‑tax changes. High‑end sales have been closing at unusual speed.

7. Indian Creek signals a booming shift in billionaire migration

The island’s rise reflects a broader exodus of America’s wealthiest residents from high‑tax states. California’s proposed wealth tax has already pushed figures like Bezos, Larry Page, and others to relocate or diversify their holdings in Florida.