Walmart's Walton Family Now Worth $520 Billion, Topping Forbes Decabillionaire List
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Matt Durot
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Forbes' second-ever ranking of America's Decabillionaire families reveals the Walton family as the wealthiest by far, with a fortune of $520 billion — nearly double since February 2024. The descendants of Walmart founders Sam and Bud Walton now hold three times the wealth of America's second-richest family. Walmart became the first brick-and-mortar retailer to reach a $1 trillion market cap in February 2026, and while the stock has cooled, it has still more than doubled over the past two and a half years.
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· 3 pulledThe richest family in the country by far is the Waltons, whose fortune has nearly doubled since our last list in February 2024, surging by an estimated $253 billion, to $520 billion, as shares of Walmart have skyrocketed.
The discount juggernaut became the first brick-and-mortar retailer to boast a $1 trillion market cap in February 2026, and while the stock has since cooled, it's still more than doubled in the past two-and-a-half years.
The descendants of Walmart's founders Sam and Bud Walton are now worth half a trillion dollars—three times as much as America's second wealthiest family.
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