Top 10 Largest Landowners In The World

today we're looking at the top 10 largest landowners in the world welcome to a Lux calm the place where future billionaires come to get inspired hello a Luxor's and welcome back to our channel for a video that literally encompasses the entire world a lot of experts will tell you there's no better investment than property and this list goes to show you a lot of us have invested in just that all of these people own land masses larger than some countries these 10 Titans of the planet have some extraordinary stories behind their incredible wealth we ranked land holdings by measuring the number of hectares owned a thousand hectares is about 3.8 square miles so with all that said let's begin if you're new here welcome be sure to subscribe and follow us on instagram at a luxe number 10 aniclato Angelini 1.6 million hectares aniclato Angelini was the largest landowner in the history of South America his company chilles Forrestal iroko owns plantations in Argentina Brazil Uruguay and Chile although he passed away in 2007 the legacy and the land has been inherited by his heirs and the company remains the greatest exporter of plant-based products in South America when you find a fruit in the supermarket that says imported from Chile chances are came from one of the plantations founded by aniclato Angelini at the time of his death his holdings were worth upwards of 6 billion dollars now it's estimated that the family's net worth is more than 7 billion dollars number 9 jeremy baird three point two eight million hectares jeremy Baird runs one of the largest dairy farming organizations on the planet he's been praised as a highly influential and innovative agricultural businessman being largely responsible for the progressive nature of Australia's dairy industry in order to head mighty Dairy Empire he obviously needs a lot of land and his company ace farming has exactly that it's certainly not an easy job for Jeremy Baird with thousands of farmers and their families relying on him to control the price of milk in a hugely competitive global market however he continues to battle for the Australian dairy industry and manages to squeeze his way into the list of the world's biggest landowners in the process number 8 brat blondie 3.4 million hectares brat blondie is an Australian born billionaire currently residing in Singapore his incredible accumulation of land was completely self-made he grew up on a small farm near Melbourne his first business venture was with his sister at the age of seven they would go out and pick wild mushrooms selling them on the roadside for five cents a pound in 1980 he founded BB retail Capital a company that is now worth an estimated 1.3 billion dollars the company's first purchase was a record store at Melbourne called disco duck it utterly bombed and mr. blondie had to take on a day job just to support it however in time the business grew and he managed to expand in 2005 he purchased a fashion brand called diva which has over 200 stores in Australia and New Zealand with 400 more worldwide one of his largest assets is the wall hollow cattle station purchased in 2015 for 77 million dollars number seven David Brooke 3.5 million hectares Australia is the sixth largest landmass on the planet most of Australia's population lives around the coastal regions and the interior is often referred to as the outback David Brooke and his family owned a huge portion of this land in the provinces of South Queensland and South Australia since most of the land is arid it's not extremely valuable but still covers an area larger than the size of Taiwan David Brooke grew up in a rural village of birdsville with a population of only 35 he is heavily involved with national politics and campaigns were a fairer representation of federal government for citizens living in the outback a local legend and the leader of a family dynasty that stretches back to 1885 David Brooke may not be one of the wealthiest men on this list but he is certainly considered a hero amongst the rural communities of southern Australia number six guy hands 5.7 million hectares no that's not some kind of joke about how a guy's hands will wander everywhere that's actually the name of one of the largest landowners on the planet guy hands is a British investor who heads Terra Firma Capital Partners the group owns the consolidated pastoral company the largest privately owned producer of beef in Australia at one point in time the company will have over three hundred and seventy five thousand cattle spanning across an incredible 5.7 million hectares of land if you've ever eaten a steak in Australia or indeed any reputable restaurant in Asia chances are you've eaten a steak from a cow owned by the consolidated pastoral company handle axis that's the halfway mark by now we've covered more land than all of Western Europe but stay tuned number one may well surprise you and if you've enjoyed the knowledge bestowed upon you up to this point please check out some of our other top ten videos like the top 10 most expensive supreme products that's certainly not one to miss out on number five the McLaughlin family five point seven five million hectares another giant in the land owning Department has a majority of its holdings in Australia this time in Adelaide and the surrounding regions the McLaughlin family is the largest producer and exporter of wool in the world their super herds of sheep span across an incredible 5.7 million hectares of land nearly the entire land mass of West Virginia the McLaughlin family sell their wool through the Jumbuck pastoral company which was founded in 1888 by patriarch HB McLaughlin one of the most incredible things about company and it's landholdings is that it's still entirely owned by direct descendants of HP mcLaughlin many companies have sold off parts to investors from all over the world but this family has managed to maintain such an incredible wealth within its dynasty number four Joe Louis seven million hectares the Australian agricultural company is the nation's oldest firm founded in 1824 it owns a staggering seven million hectares of land Joe Louis is the majority shareholder in this firm making him Lord and Master of a landmass that is nearly as big as the entire state of North Carolina Joe Lewis grew up in London above a restaurant for American tourists and is completely self-made through trading currencies and investing wisely his investment conglomerate the Tavistock group owns over 200 companies in 15 different countries so his land holdings in Australia are only a small portion of everything that he owns easily one of the wealthiest individuals on this list Forbes estimates his net worth at over five billion dollars making him the 388 the richest individual on the planet number three Gina Rinehart 12 million hectares surprise surprise it's another Australian landowner but Gina is completely different to all the others on this list whilst all the other families and individuals mentioned have worked mainly in the agricultural industry Gina Rinehart has earned her wealth through mining she's an ultimate powerhouse she recently bought up the majority of shares in kidman & Co making her the sole individual owning the most land on the planet gina inherited her incredible properties from her father Laing Hancock and has continued impressively upon his incredible accumulation of wealth as well as her mining properties she also owns 21 cattle stations she's the richest woman in Australia and amongst the richest women in the world number two the inuit people of Nunavut 35 million hectares the story behind the Inuits incredible inheritance of property is inspiring and humane perhaps it's also something that the u.s. government might feel ashamed about in comparison the inuit are indigenous people that are native to canada's north in 1993 the canadian government decided it was only fair that this land was returned to its original owners the inuit people used the land to form the territory of Nunavut which became recognized in 1999 the land is owned communally between all the Inuit people and as a result is one of the only indigenous territories that has managed to preserve its cultures and customs on their own ancestral lands in the wake of colonialist expansion number one the Catholic Church seventy one point six million hectares Catholics will argue that their God owns the entire universe so that this list is actually redundant however as a lexer is interested in the fluctuations of a global economy we can only attribute their deity a mere 70 1.6 million hectares whether this is acceptable to them or not it still spans across a landmass larger than the entire country of France while many societies around the world become more secular there is no denying that the Catholic Church remains one of the wealthiest institutions the planet has ever seen any Catholic Church you've ever seen legally remains under their occupation the religious organization owns huge swaths of land on every continent except Antarctica well a Luxor's that's a wrap on the largest landowners in the world now before you go we're curious how do you feel about the Inuit people ranking second on this list let us know in the comments and as always for sticking with us until the end and being a true a lexer here's your bonus land holdings are measured in hectares square kilometers or square miles on the ground in such a way the land owners of skyscrapers may feel duped they haven't made it onto this list or they may be happy their identities and wealth have remained concealed thank you for spending some time with us a Luxor make sure to subscribe so you never miss a video if you want more we hand-picked these videos you might enjoy or head over to a locks calm for the best in fine living content on the planet be a part of the largest community of luxury enthusiasts in the world and tell your story

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Keywords: Alux, Alux.com, luxury homes, billionaire lifestyle, Largest Landowners, top 10, top ten, Anacleto Angelini, Brett Blundy, Jeremy Bayard, David Brook, Guy Hands, The Machlachlan Family, Joe Lewis, Gina Rinehart, The Inuit People of Nunavut, The Catholic Church, property owners

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Length: 11min 26sec (686 seconds)

Published: Tue Nov 20 2018

Reddit Comments

[u/wakinguptheworld]

"How do you feel about the Innuit people owning so much land in common and not for exploitation and profit?"

[u/seattleandrew]

Guy Hands

No, that's not a joke about how a guy's hands wander everywhere haha

Oh... Is that supposed to normalize sexual harassment? That joke feels like a dumb woman driver joke. I guess this website is catering to people who think they'll be rich enough they can get away with anything.