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The demand for fortified shelters is surging among the world’s wealthiest, with billionaires constructing elaborate bunkers to shield against potential threats, such as cyberattacks, nuclear bombing, power grid failure, and drastic climate-change events.

News last December about Mark Zuckerberg building an underground bunker in Hawaii “caused a buying frenzy,” according to Ron Hubbard, CEO of Atlas Survival Shelters. “It got really busy, and it seems like the phone hasn’t stopped ringing; World War III seems like it’s coming.” Other billionaires, such as Peter Thiel and Bill Gates, have explored the concept for years.

These luxury bunkers go far beyond basic shelters, incorporating amenities like underground museums, shooting ranges, escape tunnels, and even medical rooms equipped like top hospitals. The most premium ones are all designed to withstand nuclear blasts.

Hubbard emphasizes that 50% of his clients are women and that the average shelter he sells is in the $200,000 to $400,000 range, with some going as high as $10 million.