Đại địa chủ Bill Gates

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Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates’ divorce (ly hôn) from wife Melinda could break up his relatively unknown standing as the biggest owner of farmland (đất nông nghiệp) in America.

While he made his $130 billion fortune (tài sản) through tech, Gates also owns nearly 270,000 acres (422 square miles) of land across more than a dozen states, according to a January investigation by The Land Report of the largely hidden investments.

The vast majority — some 242,000 acres (378 square miles) — is farmland, at least 50,000 acres more than the family with the next-largest holdings.

The extensive farmland portfolio was managed by Michael Larson, who also looked after the Gateses’ personal portfolio and the portfolio for the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation for at least 25 years, the report said.