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The world's biggest private landowners

Land giants
Joint 30. Bill Gunn: 1.3 million hectares
Joint 30. McBride family: 1.3 million hectares
Joint 30. Irving family: 1.3 million hectares
29. Daley Family: 1,301,000 hectares
28. Hui Wing Mau: 1,330,000+ hectares
27. McMillan family: 1.6 million hectares
26. Lee family: 1.75 million hectares
25. Cleveland Agriculture: 1,917,550 hectares
24. Andrew 'Twiggy' Forrest: 1.934 million hectares
23. Hewitt family: 2.05 million hectares
22. Morgan and Wells families: 2.1 million hectares
Joint 20. Mondi Group shareholders: 2.4 million hectares
Joint 20. Brett Blundy: 2.4 million hectares
19. Handelsbanken shareholders: 2.6 million hectares
18. Holmes à Court family: 2.7 million+ hectares
17. Brook family: 3 million hectares
16. Hughes family: 3.14 million hectares
15. McDonald family: 3.36 million hectares
14. Guy Hands & various shareholders: 3.6 million hectares
13. Macquarie Group shareholders: 4.4 million+ hectares
12. Williams family: 4.5 million hectares
11. Handbury Group: 5.28+ million hectares
10. Gina Rinehart: 5.4 million hectares
9. North Australian Pastoral Company: 6 million hectares
8. MacLachlan family: 6.2 million hectares
7. Joe Lewis & various shareholders: 6.4 million hectares
6. Oldfield and Costello families: 7.2 million hectares
Joint 5. Zhongding Dairy Farming & Severny Bur shareholders: 9.1 million hectares
Joint 5. Inuvialuit of the Inuvialuit Settlement Region: 9.1 million hectares
3. The Inuit people of Nunavut: 35.3 million hectares
2. The Catholic Church: 71.6 million hectares
1. King Charles III: 2.7 billion hectares
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Land giants

Ever wondered which individuals and organisations own the most hectares of land? The answers may just surprise you. From Australian cattle scions to members of the British royal family, read on to discover who the top 30 non-government landowners in the world are, compiled using data from the 2021 Land Report 100 and other sources. All dollar values in US dollars unless otherwise indicated.
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04 October 2022

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