- In March, Forbes estimated that Adam Neumann was worth $4.1 billion.
- Since then, Forbes has downgraded the ousted WeWork CEO, estimating that he is no longer a billionaire.
- Reports of the Neumanns' real estate purchases, philanthropic pursuits, and lifestyle indicate a lavish, high-rolling existence.
- Read all of Business Insider's WeWork coverage here .
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16 wild details that reveal the lavish life of WeWork founders Adam and Rebekah Neumann
Adam and Rebekah Neumann, the founding couple behind WeWork , left the coworking company after its disastrous IPO .
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Adam Neumann is no longer a billionaire.
Forbes , which estimated that the former WeWork CEO was worth around $4.1 billion in March, has since announced that the company's disastrous IPO filing ensured that Neumann no longer has billions of dollars to his name.
But for a while, Neumann and his wife and WeWork cofounder, Rebekah, seemed at home in the jet-setting billionaire crowd.
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Here's a look inside the Neumanns' lavish lifestyle.
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The Neumanns reportedly own a $10.5 million Manhattan townhouse.
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The property is at the center of a rather expensive financial dispute, with contractors alleging that the couple has failed to fork over $1.1 million to cover unpaid bills.
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The townhouse renovation project was reportedly set to cost $6.5 million originally.
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Of course, the townhouse isnt the familys only property.
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WeWorks founding couple also reportedly bought a $35 million property in Gramercy Park ...
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... as well as residences in Westchester County ...
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... and the Hamptons.
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The Neumanns $21 million house in the San Francisco Bay Area even has a custom guitar-shaped room.
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On the commercial front, Adam Neumann also has his hand in at least $100 million worth of commercial property and startup investments.
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Some of Neumanns more controversial moments also speak to a lavish lifestyle. The CEO reportedly once left a "sizable chunk" of weed on a Gulfstream G650 during a jaunt to Israel.
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The ousted CEO also reportedly prompted WeWork to buy a $60 million G650. Employees told Business Insider that bedrooms and televisions were added to the company plane to accommodate the Neumanns.
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The Neumanns pledged to donate $1 billion in 10 years, with the now-irrelevant stipulation that, if they failed to fulfill that goal, they would lose a substantial degree of control over WeWork.
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On the WeWork front, Neumann reportedly shelled out money for a party featuring tequila shots and Run DMC ...
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... minutes after talking about the necessity of cost-cutting layoffs.
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WeWork employees told Business Insider that Neumann has a particular penchant for $140 Don Julio 1945 tequila.
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As CEO, Neumann was also chauffeured around in a Maybach car worth over $100,000 ...
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... and enjoyed an office "spa and ice bath," Vanity Fair reported.
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SEE ALSO: WeWork's founder and CEO didn't take a salary last year as the company prepared for its massive IPO
READ MORE: Before he was a billionaire, WeWork CEO Adam Neumann was broke. Here's the NYC building where he and his wife lived in a tiny apartment before he built a $47 billion company.
SEE ALSO: WeWork CEO Adam Neumann dropped $21 million on a San Francisco house with a guitar-shaped room in 2018, and that's just part of his sprawling real-estate portfolio
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