No. 1 John Malone
2,200,000 acresTHE FULL LIST: AMERICA’S TOP 100 LANDOWNERS 2011
John Malone, the 70-year-old chairman of Liberty Media, is famously reticent when it comes to discussing his business life. There is, however, one subject that makes the Denver businessman open up: his personal land holdings.
Recently, he’s had a lot more to talk about. In 2011, Malone became the largest private landowner in the U.S., wresting the top spot on The Land Report 100 from his friend and longtime business partner, Ted Turner. His decades-long rise to the top dates back to the 1990s, when Malone began acquiring land in Colorado, New Mexico, and Wyoming. His land grab kicked into overdrive in the summer of 2010 when he purchased New Mexico’s historic 290,100-acre Bell Ranch. In early 2011, he snapped up an additional 1 million acres of timberland in Maine and New Hampshire to become America’s leading land baron. Malone says his lust for land harkens back to his Irish genes: “A certain land hunger comes from being denied property ownership for so many generations.”...MORE
- John Malone
- Ted Turner
- Archie Aldis Emmerson
- Brad Kelley
- Irving Family
- Singleton Family
- King Ranch Heirs
- Pingree Heirs
- Reed Family
- Stan Kroenke
- Ford Family
- Lykes Bros. Heirs
- Briscoe Family
- W.T. Waggoner Estate
- Holland Ware
- D.M. O’Connor Heirs
- Drummond Family
- Phillip Anschutz
- J.R. Simplot Heirs
- Robert Earl Holding
See also:
Land Report Top 10: Dillingham Ranch
2011 Land Report 100: D.M. O’Connor Heirs
For the whole thing.
More Field Reports From The Land Report:
- 2011 Land Report 100: King Ranch Heirs
No. 7 King Ranch Heirs 911,215 acres On October 27 and 28, ranch owners and operators from across North America will make the trek to the King Ranch Institute for... - 2011 Land Report 100: Lykes Brothers Heirs
No. 12 Lykes Brothers Heirs 615,000 acres The family holds 275,000 acres in Texas and 337,000 acres in Florida, and they’re serious about the stewardship of every square inch. The... - 2011 Land Report 100: Benjamin W. Griffith III
No. 59 Benjamin W. Griffith III 161,093 acres Southern Pine Plantations founder Benjy Griffith has holdings in Georgia, South Carolina, Florida, Virginia, Tennessee, Texas, and Montana. He emphasizes clean air... - 2011 Land Report 100: Irwin Heirs
No. 46 Irwin Heirs 210,000 acres John Irwin II purchased the historic O RO Ranch in the early 1970s, and today the land is owned by his heirs. The O... - 2011 Land Report 100: Pingree Heirs
No. 8 Pingree Heirs 830,000 acres The Pingree family has tended its Maine timberlands for almost two centuries. The family’s patriarch, David Pingree, made his first fortune in New England’s..
