Rams Owner Becomes Largest Private Landowner In The U.S.: Report

Stan Kroenke, the billionaire owner of the Los Angeles Rams and several other major sports teams, is now the largest private landowner in the U.S., according to a new ranking

The Land Report magazine this week published its annual list of the country's 100 Largest Landowners. Kroenke now tops that list, thanks to his acquisition of nearly 1 million acres in New Mexico last month.

He now owns more than 2.7 million acres — over 4,200 square miles, according to the publication. For comparison, Los Angeles County is 4,084 square miles.

Kroenke's purchase of the ranch from the heirs of Teledyne founder Henry Singleton was the largest land purchase in the U.S. in more than a decade, according to The Land Report.

The transaction was conducted off-market and no information has been published about a possible purchase price.

Kroenke was No. 4 on last year's landowner list.

Locally, Kroenke's land holdings include comparatively more modest parcels: His company acquired nearly 100 acres in Woodland Hills in 2023, which includes the Topanga Village shopping center.

His company is planning to redevelop the area with a new headquarters and practice facility for the Rams, along with new residential, retail, hotel, office and park space.

Kroenke also owns the Denver Nuggets, Colorado Avalanche, Colorado Rapids, Colorado Mammoth, Arsenal Football Club and Arsenal Women's Football Club. He is married to Walmart heiress Ann Walton Kroenke.