Globally, massive agricultural land holdings are distributed among sovereign entities, corporate conglomerates, and private billionaires. Notable individual private farmland owners include high-profile investors like Bill Gates, who commands hundreds of thousands of acres across multiple U.S. states through investment entities. On a much grander scale, institutional state holdings, national forestry enterprises, and multinational agricultural corporations control millions of hectares worldwide, making precise rankings dependent on whether public or private portfolios are evaluated.