Alice Walton
.jpg) Alice Walton. Photo: Stephen Ironside, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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| Net worth | $134 billion Forbes 2026 list, March 24, 2026[1] |
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| World rank | 14th (Forbes 2026)[1] |
| Source of wealth | Walmart |
| Companies | Walmart (heir); founder of Llama Company and the Art Bridges Foundation |
| Citizenship | United States |
| Born | October 7, 1949, Newport, Arkansas, US |
| Education | Trinity University, San Antonio (BA, economics) |
| Known for | Richest woman in the world; Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art |
| Net worth figures are estimates by the source named and change every day. | |
Alice Walton is the daughter of Walmart founder Sam Walton and an heir to the Walmart fortune.[2] On the Forbes 2026 billionaires list, a snapshot taken on March 24, 2026, she was 14th in the world with an estimated $134 billion, the richest woman on the list.[1]
Net worth
- March 2026: $134 billion, 14th on the Forbes list.[1]
- September 2026: about $134 billion according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, still the richest woman in the world.[2]
Her brothers Rob Walton and Jim Walton are also among the richest people in the world.[2]
Career
Walton grew up in Bentonville, Arkansas, and graduated in economics from Trinity University in San Antonio, Texas.[2] She worked as an equity analyst and money manager, ran investments at Arvest Bank Group, was a broker for EF Hutton, and in 1988 founded the investment bank Llama Company.[2] She was the first chair of the Northwest Arkansas Council and gave $15 million toward the Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport, which opened in 1998.[2]
Art and giving
Her love of art led the Walton Family Foundation to build the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville, which she has also given $10 million.[2] In 2009 she bought Norman Rockwell's Rosie the Riveter for $4.9 million.[2] In 2017 she started the Art Bridges Foundation, which lends art and pays for traveling exhibitions; by 2021 it had about 30 shows touring the United States.[2]
Photos
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Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville, Arkansas, 2012. Photo: Charvex, CC0 -
Walton at the 2011 Walmart shareholders meeting. Photo: Walmart, CC BY 2.0
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Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Forbes, "Alice Walton", 2026 World's Billionaires list (snapshot of March 24, 2026), read November 3, 2026. Net worth is a Forbes estimate.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 Wikipedia, "Alice Walton", read November 3, 2026. Billionaire Wiki's text is written in its own words; facts are checked against this article and its sources.