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He left his ownership in Walmart to his wife and their children: Rob Walton succeeded his father as the Chairman of Walmart, and John Walton was a director until his death in a 2005 plane crash. The others are not directly involved in the company (except through their voting power as shareholders), however his son Jim Walton is chairman of ...
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.
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 ...
In September 2024, Alice Walton had a net worth of $88.9 billion, making her the 18th-richest person and the richest woman in the world. [11] The Walton family fortune is broken down as such, as of February 2025: Jim Walton, $117.7 billion [12] S. Robson Walton, $119 billion [13] Alice Walton, $109.8 billion [14] Lukas Walton, $40.9 billion [15]
The family behind Walmart saw its wealth grow by 66% to a record $432 billion in one year as the retailer's stock soared.
When Sam Walton died in 1992, he left his ownership in Wal-Mart to Helen and their four children. In 2002, as Helen Walton was the president of the Walton Family Foundation, a $300 million donation was made to the University of Arkansas, the biggest donation ever made to a public university in the United States. [5]
Include Lukas ($35.7 billion) and Christy ($16.1 billion) — the son and widow of Sam's fourth child, the late John T. Walton — and the wealth of retail's royal family exceeds $355 billion ...
Christy Ruth Walton (née Tallant; [1] [2] born February 8, 1949) is the widow of John T. Walton, who was one of the sons of the Walmart founder Sam Walton.. In June 2005, her husband died in a homebuilt ultralight plane crash, [3] making her the main heir to his fortune of US$18.2 billion.