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Walmart founder Sam Walton died more than 30 years ago, but the retail giant he started is still thriving and making his family even richer. The Waltons were recently named the world's richest ...
Samuel Moore Walton (March 29, 1918 – April 5, 1992) was an American business magnate best known for founding the retailers Walmart and Sam's Club, which he started in Rogers, Arkansas, and Midwest City, Oklahoma, in 1962 and 1983 respectively.
As of December 2014, the Waltons collectively owned 50.8 percent of Walmart. [7] In 2018, the family sold some of their company's stock and now owns just under 50%. [ 8 ] In December 2024, the Walton family's net worth was estimated to be US$432.4 billion.
The Walton family is worth more than $330 billion, dwarfing Elon Musk's $237 billion fortune. They owe some of their wealth to a savvy decision by Walmart founder Sam Walton over 70 years ago.
The family behind Walmart saw its wealth grow by 66% to a record $432 billion in one year as the retailer's stock soared.
Alice Louise Walton (born October 7, 1949) is an American heiress to the fortune of Walmart as daughter of founder Sam Walton. In September 2016, she owned over $11 billion in Walmart shares. [ 2 ] As of February 2025, Walton has a net worth of $121 billion, making her the 13th richest person and the richest woman in the world according to ...
The world's 10 biggest wealth gainers have already grown a combined $157 billion richer this year. Mark Zuckerberg tops the list with a $40.7 billion gain that lifted his net worth to $248 billion.
In 2022, Walton was ranked 106th in the Forbes annual list of the world's billionaires with a net worth of $16.5 billion. [14] In 2024, Forbes estimated his net worth at $28 billion, ranking him as the 60th-richest person in the world as well as the richest person in the state of Illinois, [ 8 ] [ 15 ] which he had previously been in 2020 [ 9 ...