The amazing life of the largest landowner in the US and billionaire John Malone
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You may not know his name, but chances are you’ve used a service or watched a channel with connections to John C. Malone.
The largest individual landowner in the US, Malone is the chairman of Liberty Media and has interests as wide ranging as race cars, the Discovery Channel, and the Atlanta Braves.
Here's a taste of his diverse interests:
He is largest stakeholder of Liberty Media, which is worth $24 billion.
He owns 28% of Discovery Communications, which just sealed a $14.6 billion deal for Scripps.
He owns a quarter of Liberty Global, the largest international cable company with 29 million subscribers.
He owns 8% of the publicly traded Atlanta Braves.
He owns 2.2 million acres of land, making him the single largest l