This article is about the Walton family, founders of Walmart. For the television program, see The Waltons.
Walton
Business
Sam Walton, founder of Walmart
Etymology
Walton (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')"
Founder
Sam Walton (1918–1992)
Titles
Founder of Walmart, richest family in the world
Estate(s)
$US215 billion (2020)[1]
The Walton family is an American family whose collective fortune derived from Walmart makes them the richest family in the world.[2][3][4][5]
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^Hanbury, Mary (February 24, 2018). "MEET THE WALTONS: How America's wealthiest family spends its Walmart fortune". Business Insider. Retrieved March 9, 2018.
^Hanbury, Mary (August 16, 2018). "MEET THE WALTONS: How America's wealthiest family spends its Walmart fortune". Business Insider. Retrieved August 22, 2018.
^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.
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