The Walton family is an American family whose collective fortune derived from

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makes them the richest family in the

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Overview

The three most prominent living members (

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, Rob, and Alice Walton) have consistently been in the top twenty of the ''Forbes'' 400 list since 2001, as were

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( 2005) and Helen (d. 2007) prior to their deaths.

Christy Walton Christy Ruth Walton (née Tallant; born February 8, 1949) is the widow of John T. Walton, one of the sons of Sam Walton, the founder of Walmart. In June 2005, her husband died in a plane crash, making her the main heir to his fortune of billi ...

took her husband John's place in the ranking after his death. The majority of the family's wealth derives from the heritage of

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and

Sam Walton 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 1962 and 1983 respectively. Wal-Mart Stores Inc. grew to be the world's ...

, who were the co-founders of

. Walmart is the world's largest retailer, one of the world's largest business enterprises in terms of annual revenue, and, with just over 2.2 million employees, the world's largest private employer. , the Waltons collectively owned 50.8 percent of Walmart. In 2018, the family sold some of their company's stock and now owns just under 50%. In January 19, the Walton family's net worth was around US$240.6 billion.

Walton Family Foundation

In 1987, Sam Walton endowed a charitable foundation. The Walton Family Foundation primarily focused on charter schools, but it later extended its program to include environmental issues, particularly water-related. In 2016, Alice and Jim Walton put a $250 million grant towards building charter school facilities. The Walton Family Foundation created the Building Equity Initiative to provide charter schools with access to capital to create and expand their facilities. This initiative was established after the foundation announced in 2016 that it would spend $1 billion over the next five years to expand "educational opportunity" by partnering with charter school operators, researchers, and education reformers.

Walton family fortune

The Walton family fortune is broken down as such: *

Jim Walton James Carr Walton (born June 7, 1948) is an American businessman, currently the heir to the fortune of Walmart, the world's largest retailer. As of October 2022, Walton was the seventeenth-richest person in the world, with a net worth of US$61 b ...

, $66.9 billion * Alice Walton, $66 billion * S. Robson Walton, $65.7 billion *

Lukas Walton Lukas Tyler Walton (born September 19, 1986) is an American billionaire heir. He is the grandson of Sam Walton, the founder of Walmart. Early life and career Lukas Walton is the only child of John T. Walton (1946–2005) and his wife Christy W ...

, $16.7 billion * Ann Walton Kroenke, $9.1 billion *

Nancy Walton Laurie Nancy Walton Laurie (born May 15, 1951) is an American heir to the Walmart fortune. She is also a businesswoman and a philanthropist. Early life Nancy Walton was born on May 15, 1951. She is the younger daughter of Bud Walton, the brother and bus ...

, $8.2 billion *

, $8 billion

Family tree

Their immediate family includes Jim, Christy, and Lukas Walton.

References

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