Top 11 Wealthiest Families In The World

3. Walton

Estimated wealth: $130 billion

The Walton family is from the United States of America and they’re behind the world’s largest retailer, Walmart. Just a few years ago, the worth of the entire family stood close to $150 billion, but has now decreased just a bit, but it still ranks third among the wealthiest families in the world. The company owns more than half of Walmart, a company that has recently branched into e-commerce as well.

The company has over 11,600 stores and clubs in 28 countries. It’s not named the same in every country, but it’s still present in many, many places around the world.

The richest members of the Walton family, as ranked by Forbes, are S. Robson Walton (15th place, $34.1 billion), Jim Walton (16th place, $34 billion), and Alice Walton (17th place, $33.8 billion). Other members of the family rank lower, but even the last member on the list, Nancy Walton Laurie, ranking 402nd, has over $4.3 billion in her name.

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