Who is Alice Walton?
Alice Walton is the daughter of Walmart founder Sam Walton and the richest woman in the world, with a net worth of about $134.5 billion on Forbes’ real-time list on 11 November 2026, which ranks her 14th among all billionaires 8. She is the founder of the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville, Arkansas, and with her brothers Rob and Jim she is one of the three Waltons whose Walmart shares make up most of the family fortune 14.
How did Alice Walton make her money?
Almost all of her wealth is Walmart stock inherited from her father. She manages Walton Enterprises, the holding company through which the family owns a majority of Walmart, together with her brothers 7. Bloomberg’s index credits her with about 11% of the business, on the assumption that Sam Walton split his shares equally among his four children, Rob, Alice, Jim and John 3. The family together owns about 44% of Walmart’s shares, according to Tgcom24 9.
Early life and education
Alice Louise Walton was born on 7 October 1949 in Newport, Arkansas, the fourth and last child of Sam and Helen Walton, after Rob, John and Jim, according to Forbes Women España 2. She earned a bachelor’s degree from Trinity University in San Antonio, Texas 1.
Career before the fortune
In 1979 she worked for Walmart as a buyer and then moved to E.F. Hutton as an options trader. The same year the US Securities and Exchange Commission accused her of making unsuitable option trades, Bloomberg’s profile records 3.
Crystal Bridges and her art
Walton founded the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, which opened in Bentonville in November 2011, and chaired its board until 2021. Her collection includes works by John Singer Sargent, Norman Rockwell and Asher Durand, which are displayed in the museum. She has also started the Art Bridges Foundation, the Heartland Whole Health Institute and the Alice L. Walton School of Medicine 356. See Alice Walton’s art collection and philanthropy.
Alice Walton net worth
Forbes put her at $134 billion on its 2026 World’s Billionaires list, up from $101 billion in April 2025 6. Our Alice Walton net worth page has the figures in dollars and rupees and compares her with her brothers Rob Walton and Jim Walton. See our rankings of the richest woman in the world and the wealthiest women in the world.