biggest land owners in the world – There are lots of ways to make money. Some people go to college, get an education, intern while in college, and get hired by the companies they’ve interned with. Some people come up with a great idea, get a patent for the idea, develop a product around the idea, promote the product and make a fortune.

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Some people have a dream of being a creative professional like an actor, singer or model, and wait tables until they are discovered.

Then there are people who own land. When you really think about it, this is a great way to make a profit if you do it right. After all, when someone wants to open a company, school or restaurant, they need land. When a family wants to have a customized home built, they need land. It’s always smart to go into business selling a product that the public can’t do without.

There’s a good chance you’ve probably never heard of the people who own land. They don’t often hold press releases or make sure they’re seen on the red carpet. That’s because they’re too busy making billions of dollars to seek attention from the masses. According to Business Insider, there are 36.8 billion acres of land to be inhabited, and 21 percent of these acres are owned by just a few people. Here are 12 of the biggest land owners in the world.

12. The Hughes Family

The Hughes family business, officially named Dan A. Hughes Co., is an oil and gas exploration and production company. The family owns 390,000 acres of land. In the 1960s, the Hughes family realized the value of land and started investing in it. They purchased land in Texas, mainly for recreational purposes, and used the acres for cattle ranching and commercial hunting. In 2014, the Hughes family increased their holdings by 17,000 acres. Dan A. Hughes has, despite his wealth and success, gotten some negative attention from environmentalists who are opposed to oil drilling, and has recently asserted that his company uses environmentally safe methods and will no longer be a presence in Naples, Florida, where the company was doing business.

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