Walton family

The Walton family is an American family whose collective fortune derived from Walmart which in-turn makes them the second-richest family in the world.

Overview

The three most prominent living members (Jim, Rob, and Alice Walton) have consistently been in the top twenty of the Forbes 400 list since 2001, as were John (d. 2005) and Helen (d. 2007) prior to their deaths. Christy Walton took her husband John's place in the ranking after his death. The majority of the family's wealth derives from the heritage of Bud and Sam Walton, who were the co-founders of Walmart. 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 Walton family's wealth is majority held through the investment holding company Walton Enterprises.

As of December 2014[update], 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 December 2024, the Walton family's net worth was estimated to be US$432.4 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, as of February 2025:

Jim Walton, $117.7 billion
S. Robson Walton, $119 billion
Alice Walton, $109.8 billion
Lukas Walton, $40.9 billion
Christy Walton, $19.9 billion
Nancy Walton Laurie, $16.1 billion
Ann Walton Kroenke, $13.4 billion

Family tree

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Samuel Robson (Rob) Walton (b. October 27, 1944) three children Carolyn Funk (divorced) John Thomas Walton (8 October 1946–27 June 2005) Lukas Walton (b. September 19, 1986) Samuel Moore (Sam) Walton (29 March 1918–5 April 1992)Christy Walton Helen Robson Kemper (3 December 1919–19 April 2007)Alice Louise Walton (b. October 7, 1949) unknown (divorced) James Carr (Jim) Walton (b. 1948) four children Lynne McNabb Ann Walton Kroenke (b. October 7, 1949) Josh Kroenke James Lawrence ("Bud") Walton (20 December 1921–21 March 1995) Whitney Ann Kroenke Audrey WaltonE. Stanley Kroenke Nancy Walton Laurie (b. May 15, 1951) Elizabeth Paige Laurie Bill Laurie
					Samuel Robson (Rob) Walton (b. October 27, 1944)

								three children

					Carolyn Funk (divorced)

					John Thomas Walton (8 October 1946–27 June 2005)

								Lukas Walton (b. September 19, 1986)

		Samuel Moore (Sam) Walton (29 March 1918–5 April 1992)		Christy Walton



		Helen Robson Kemper (3 December 1919–19 April 2007)		Alice Louise Walton (b. October 7, 1949)


						unknown (divorced)

						James Carr (Jim) Walton (b. 1948)

								four children

					Lynne McNabb

						Ann Walton Kroenke (b. October 7, 1949)

									Josh Kroenke

		James Lawrence ("Bud") Walton (20 December 1921–21 March 1995)

									Whitney Ann Kroenke

	Audrey Walton		E. Stanley Kroenke

					Nancy Walton Laurie (b. May 15, 1951)

							Elizabeth Paige Laurie

				Bill Laurie
Notes:

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