Jim Walton
 Walton at the 2011 Walmart shareholders meeting. Photo: Walmart, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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| Net worth | $143 billion (with family) Forbes 2026 list, March 24, 2026[1] |
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| World rank | 12th (Forbes 2026)[1] |
| Source of wealth | Walmart |
| Companies | Walmart (board member from 2005); Arvest Bank (chairman) |
| Citizenship | United States |
| Born | June 7, 1948, Newport, Arkansas, US |
| Education | University of Arkansas (BS) |
| Known for | Walmart heir; Arvest Bank |
| Net worth figures are estimates by the source named and change every day. | |
Jim Walton is the youngest son 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, he and his family were 12th in the world with an estimated $143 billion.[1]
Net worth
- 2014: about $34.7 billion, 10th on the Forbes list.[2]
- March 2026: $143 billion with family, 12th on the Forbes list.[1]
In 2016 he was reported to own more than 152 million Walmart shares, then worth over $11 billion.[2] His brother Rob Walton and his sister Alice Walton are also among the richest people in the world.[2]
How the fortune was made
Walton was born in Newport, Arkansas, graduated from Bentonville High School in 1965 and from the University of Arkansas.[2] He ran the family-owned Arvest Bank as chief executive and later became its chairman. He also chairs Community Publishers Inc., a newspaper company his father started after buying the Benton County Daily Record.[2] In September 2005 he took the place of his late brother John on Walmart's board of directors.[2]
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Forbes, "Jim Walton & family", 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 Wikipedia, "Jim Walton", read November 3, 2026. Billionaire Wiki's text is written in its own words; facts are checked against this article and its sources.