John Malone, the former "Cable Cowboy" and one of the largest private landowners in the U.S. with over 2.2 million acres, primarily owns land for conservation, investment diversification, and personal enjoyment. Driven by a desire to preserve open spaces, his holdings include working ranches, timberland, and forests, managed through his company, Silver Spur Ranches.
Malone owns Silver Spur Ranches, a ranching and beef company, which includes the Silver Spur Ranch in Encampment, Wyoming, Bell Ranch and the TO Ranch in New Mexico, Bridlewood Farm, a thoroughbred breeding, training and racing operation in Ocala, Florida; as well as ranches in Walden, Colorado, and Kiowa, Colorado.
Red and his family own just 2.44 million acres in California, Oregon, and Washington through their timber-products company, Sierra Pacific Industries. The Emmersons became America's largest landowners in 2021 when they acquired 175,000 acres in Oregon from Seneca Timber Company.
King Charles III and the British Royal Family are associated with owning approximately 6.6 billion acres (about 16% of Earth's land) through the Crown Estate, though this land isn't personal property but held in trust for the nation and Commonwealth realms, encompassing vast territories, coastlines, and urban areas like London's Regent Street, generating significant revenue.
Beth Dutton and Rip Wheeler fight to survive on their cherished 7,000-acre ranch amid tough times and stiff competition, while ensuring young Carter becomes the man he's supposed to be.
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos ranked 21st with 462,000 acres. Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates qualified at No. 44 with 275,000 acres. Yellowstone creator Taylor Sheridan, who owns Texas's historic Four Sixes Ranch, ranked 49th.
Gates' reply was blunt: "I own less than 1/4000 of the farmland in the US. I have invested in these farms to make them more productive and create more jobs. There isn't some grand scheme involved—in fact all these decisions are made by a professional investment team."
How many acres does Jeff Bezos own? Jeff Bezos owns roughly 462,000 acres, making him one of the top private landowners in the U.S.
Roman Catholic Church: 70 million hectares
The largest landowner in the world is not a major oil magnate or a real estate investor. No, it's the Roman Catholic Church. According to lovemoney.com, the church owns more than 70 million hectares. An area that is larger than France.
The sprawling RiverEdge Farm is now listed for $19.9 million as the Malone family looks to trim its vast real estate holdings. The two-story main house comes with four bedrooms, three bathrooms and two half bathrooms. It has a second, separate three-car garage with living space that sports a brick fireplace.
The largest private landowner in the U.S. is Stan Kroenke, owner of the LA Rams, who recently acquired nearly a million acres of ranchland in New Mexico, bringing his total holdings to about 2.7 million acres, surpassing other billionaires like Bill Gates and Red Emmerson. This substantial increase in land, primarily for ranching and conservation, made him the #1 private landowner on The Land Report's annual list.
Yes, roughly 90% or more of households in China own their homes, making it one of the highest homeownership rates globally, driven by cultural emphasis on property as stability, significant housing reforms since the late 1990s, and high household savings, though this also leads to high prices and affordability issues for younger generations. While most own property, they hold long-term land-use rights (often 70 years), as the land itself remains state-owned.
In spite of the way we normally talk, no one ever “owns land”.. In our legal system you can only own rights to land, you can't directly own (that is, have complete claim to) the land itself. You can't even own all the rights since the state always retains the right of eminent domain.
L.A. Rams Owner Stan Kroenke Becomes Largest Private Landowner in the U.S. A December purchase of 937,000 acres of land brought Mr. Kroenke's total holdings to 2.7 million acres, according to a new report.
In the Central Valley, the sunshine is plentiful but the moisture is not. Stewart Resnick is the biggest farmer in the United States and the overwhelming majority of his crops are rooted in the fertile lands of California, where the sunshine is plentiful, but the moisture is not.
Rip has no claim to the ranch itself, though he's married to someone who does.
Kevin Costner's ranch in Aspen looks like something straight out of Yellowstone. 160 acres. A private lake.