Walton family

Walton
Business
Sam Walton, founder of Walmart
EtymologyWalton (surname); for "a place with the suffix tun ('town, farm, hamlet') and one of the prefixes wald ('a wood'), walesc ('foreigner') or walh ('farm worker')"
FounderSam Walton (1918–1992)
TitlesFounder of Walmart, richest family in the United States
Estate(s)$US 353 billion (2024)

The Walton family is an American family whose collective fortune derived from Walmart makes them the richest family in the United States.[1][2][3]

  1. ^ Hanbury, Mary (August 16, 2018). "MEET THE WALTONS: How America's wealthiest family spends its Walmart fortune". Business Insider. Retrieved August 22, 2018.
  2. ^ Bryan Rich. "Christy Walton & family". Forbes. Retrieved May 10, 2016.
  3. ^ Jerin Mathew (July 2, 2015). "Walton family are richest in the US with $254bn net worth – Forbes". International Business Times UK. Retrieved May 10, 2016.