The top 1% of wealthiest U.S. citizens own 14.7% of all real estate value. The top 10% own 44.8%, and the top 50% own 88.5%.

“Bill Gates, the world's fourth richest person, owns 242,000 acres of farmland across the U.S., making him the #1 owner of private farmland in the USA. But that's just farmland. If you're talking about all land in the USA, Gates ranks #49. Jeff Bezos is #25, and Ted Turner is #4. Rich people own a lot of land.”

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