An espionage saga engulfing Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has exposed the billionaire’s property empire and the extreme measures taken to protect him at home.
Huang is at the centre of an FBI inquiry and an internal corporate investigation following revelations of an extramarital affair with an alleged Chinese spy, identified by US media as Alice Huang.
While Nvidia’s board works to determine whether the tech mogul was targeted in a foreign espionage operation, company documents show the chip giant has funnelled large sums into fortifying his private residences.
According to regulatory filings, sighted by the New York Post , Nvidia spent US$3,975,533 ($5.79 million) in fiscal 2026 on security and executive protection for Huang, including residential security, personal travel protection, drivers and security consulting.
While the company did not offer the exact breakdown for 2026, previous disclosures shed light on the cost of guarding his estates.
In fiscal 2023, the last year Nvidia reported the expense separately, the chipmaker spent US$565,305 ($823,357) on home security alone, according to the media outlet.
Those security operations guard a luxury property portfolio accumulated by Huang and his wife, Lori, over three decades, spanning more than US$76 million ($116 million) in US real estate.
The couple began their property journey in a humble three-bedroom starter home in San Jose before scaling up to some of America’s most exclusive postcodes.
In 2017, as Nvidia’s share price began its meteoric rise, the couple set a local real estate record by splashing out US$38 million ($55.3 million) on a mega-mansion along San Francisco’s famed ‘Billionaires’ Row’, according to Realtor .
Located in the blue-ribbon Pacific Heights neighbourhood, the 1060-square-metre, seven-bedroom residence overlooks the Golden Gate Bridge.
Taking nearly four years to build, the architectural showpiece features a curved roof, expansive outdoor terrace, a three-car garage and two dedicated wine rooms, alongside a cinema, gym, private lift and outdoor kitchen.
Down the peninsula, Huang also owns a sprawling private estate in Los Altos Hills, a short drive from Nvidia’s Santa Clara headquarters.
Huang purchased the six-bedroom property in 2003 for US$6.9 million ($10 million). Spanning more than 650 square metres, the two-storey retreat is framed by manicured landscaped gardens and anchored by a resort-style swimming pool.
A year later, in 2004, the couple expanded their holdings offshore to Hawaii, paying US$7.5 million ($10.9 million) for an oceanfront compound in Wailea, on the southern coast of Maui, according to the New York Post.
Completed around 2008, the seven-bedroom tropical retreat spans nearly 743 square metres inside an ultra-private, gated seaside enclave.
Huang, 63, co-founded Nvidia in 1993 and emerged as one of the world’s wealthiest individuals as the global artificial intelligence boom sent the company’s market capitalisation soaring.
However, his empire has been destabilised in recent days after The New York Times reported that US intelligence officials believe Huang was targeted as part of a foreign intelligence operation.
Huang has since issued an internal apology to his family and staff over the affair, admitting he was unfaithful.
Beijing has dismissed the espionage claims, with China’s Foreign Ministry describing the allegations as “pure fabrication”.
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