Alice Walton vs Jim Walton

Two fortunes from Walmart.

The differences

Forbes puts Jim Walton about $13.3B ahead of Alice Walton.Forbes figures from 15 Oct 2026 and 12 Oct 2026.
Alice Walton has held a public or government advisory role; Jim Walton has none on record.

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Alice Walton

Jim Walton

Net worth, Forbes: $123BForbes, 12 Oct 2026; $137BForbes, 15 Oct 2026
Net worth, Bloomberg: $137BBloomberg, 9 Oct 2026; $140BBloomberg, 11 Oct 2026
Forbes rank: No. 15Real-Time list, 30 Sep 2026; No. 13Real-Time list, 15 Oct 2026
Billionaire since: Not stated; Not stated

How it started: Inherited itOnly daughter of Walmart founder Sam Walton; Bloomberg calls her an heir to the fortune he created in Walmart; Inherited itYoungest son of Walmart founder Sam Walton; Forbes' 2006 list described his fortune as inherited
Main source: Walmart stock held mostly through the Walton Family Holdings Trust and Walton EnterprisesBloomberg: 'The majority of Alice Walton's fortune is derived from Walmart'; Walmart stock held through Walton Enterprises and the Walton Family Holdings Trust; Arvest Bank GroupForbes lists Walmart as his source of wealth
Companies: WalmartWalmart: None; trustee of family holding entities; Walmart, Arvest Bank GroupWalmart: None; director from 2005 to 2016; Arvest Bank Group: Chairman
Biggest stake: WalmartStake not stated; Arvest Bank Group44% owned

Born: 7 Oct 1949Newport, Arkansas, United States; 1948Newport, Arkansas, United States
Country: United StatesLives in Fort Worth, Texas, United States; United StatesLives in Bentonville, Arkansas, United States
Education: Bachelor's degreeBA in economics, Trinity University; Bachelor's degreeMarketing degree, University of Arkansas (1971)
Parents: Daughter of Sam and Helen Walton, who ran a five-and-dime store before Sam opened the first Walmart in 1962Before her philanthropy she worked in finance: equity analyst, founder of an investment bank, vice chairman of Arvest Bank Group; Son of Sam and Helen Walton, who ran a five-and-dime store in Bentonville before Sam founded Walmart

Giving Pledge: Not a signer; Not a signer
Foundation: Alice L. Walton FoundationFounded 2017; she also founded Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art (2005) and the Art Bridges Foundation (2017); Walton Family FoundationFamily foundation set up by Sam and Helen Walton in 1987; Walmart's 2005 release named him a trustee
Lifetime giving: $2BForbes, 16 Sep 2026. Forbes: more than an estimated $2 billion of her funds paid out by five family foundations through 2024; she has put more than $6 billion into them, plus at least $250 million to the Alice L. Walton School of Medicine; Not stated

Role now: No roleFounder of Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, the Art Bridges Foundation and the Alice L. Walton Foundation; Chair of the boardChairman of Arvest Bank Group
Successor: Greg Penner, Rob Walton's son-in-law, chairs Walmart's board; John Furner became CEO in 2026Two Walton family members sit on the board as non-management directors; His son Steuart Walton sits on Walmart's board; John Furner became Walmart CEO on February 1, 2026Steuart Walton is a director, not an executive
Public office: Member, Smithsonian American Women's History Museum Advisory Council2021-; None found
Legal record: 1979: US SEC; 1998: Municipal court (Judge Stanley Ludwig)In a settled SEC proceeding concerning her work at E.F. Hutton, the SEC found she had wilfully violated or aided and abetted violations of securities antifraud rules and suspended her from the securities industry for six months from January 30, 1979. A municipal judge found her guilty on four counts, including driving while intoxicated and refusing a blood-alcohol test, after she contested the charges at trial.; None found