Billionaires' Land Rush: A Cautionary Tale for Ordinary Americans As the world's wealthiest individuals continue to consolidate their power and influence, a significant trend has emerged in their investment portfolios: a massive influx of capital into farmland across America.
Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos, Mark Zuckerberg, and other billionaires are acquiring vast tracts of agricultural land, controlling more than 5% of all privately held land in the country.
Bill Gates owns over 275,000 acres of farmland, making him one of the largest private landowners in the nation. Bezos' holdings are even larger, with an estimated 462,000 acres under his control.