Rob Walton vs Jim Walton
Two Walmart heirs, one family stake.
The differences
- Forbes puts Rob Walton about $5.6B ahead of Jim Walton.Forbes figures from 17 Oct 2026 and 15 Oct 2026.
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Rob Walton
Jim WaltonThe money
- Net worth, Forbes
- $142BForbes, 17 Oct 2026
- $137BForbes, 15 Oct 2026
- Net worth, Bloomberg
- $144BBloomberg, 17 Oct 2026
- $140BBloomberg, 11 Oct 2026
- Forbes rank
- No. 12Real-Time list, 17 Oct 2026
- No. 13Real-Time list, 15 Oct 2026
- Billionaire since
- Not stated
- Not stated
Where it came from
- How it started
- Inherited itSon of Walmart founder Sam Walton; joined Walmart in 1969 and chaired it from 1992 to 2015
- Inherited itYoungest son of Walmart founder Sam Walton; Forbes' 2006 list described his fortune as inherited
- Main source
- Walmart stock held through Walton Enterprises and the Walton Family Holdings TrustBloomberg: 'The majority of Rob 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: Retired chairman; left the board in 2024
- Walmart, Arvest Bank GroupWalmart: None; director from 2005 to 2016; Arvest Bank Group: Chairman
- Biggest stake
- WalmartStake not stated
- Arvest Bank Group44% owned
The person
- Born
- Not stated
- 1948Newport, Arkansas, United States
- Country
- United StatesLives in Bentonville, Arkansas, United States
- United StatesLives in Bentonville, Arkansas, United States
- Education
- Graduate degreeBA, University of Arkansas; JD, Columbia University
- Bachelor's degreeMarketing degree, University of Arkansas (1971)
- Parents
- Son of Sam and Helen Walton, who opened a five-and-dime store in Arkansas in 1950 and later created Walmart
- Son of Sam and Helen Walton, who ran a five-and-dime store in Bentonville before Sam founded Walmart
What they give
- Giving Pledge
- Not a signer
- Not a signer
- Foundation
- Rob Walton FoundationSeparate from the family-wide Walton Family Foundation
- Walton Family FoundationFamily foundation set up by Sam and Helen Walton in 1987; Walmart's 2005 release named him a trustee
- Lifetime giving
- Not stated
- Not stated
Role and record
- Role now
- RetiredRetired chairman of Walmart; owner in the Denver Broncos' Walton-Penner ownership group
- Chair of the boardChairman of Arvest Bank Group
- Successor
- Greg Penner, his son-in-law, is Walmart's non-executive chairman; John Furner is president and CEOSteuart Walton is a director, not an executive. The Delaware court opinion identifies Penner as his son-in-law
- 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
- None found
- None found
- Legal record
- None found
- None found
