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Name

Christy Walton

Primary Residence

Jackson, Wyoming

Citizenship

United States

Affiliated Companies

Children's Scholarship Fund

Forbes Self Made Score

Source Of Wealth

Walmart

Net Worth

$8,300,000,000

Forbes Profile

https://www.forbes.com/profile/christy-walton

Forbes 2019 Billionaires List Rank:

203

Forbes Philanthropy Score

Forbes List Rank One: Title

#203 Billionaires 2019

Forbes List Rank One: Link

https://www.forbes.com/billionaires/

Forbes List Rank Two: Title

#70 Forbes 400 2018

Forbes List Rank Two: Link

https://www.forbes.com/forbes-400/

Forbes List Rank Three: Link

https://www.forbes.com/richest-in-each-state/

Summary

Christy Walton married into what became the richest family in the world: Walmart's Walton clan.She inherited her fortune when her husband, John Walton, died in a 2005 plane crash.She received about one-sixth of his fortune, mostly stakes in Walmart, First Solar and Arvest Bank.Her son, Lukas Walton, inherited roughly one-third of John's estate and is also a billionaire.She leads a very private life in Jackson, Wyoming.

Did you know?

Walton is a financial backer of Cuna del Mar, an organization seeking to develop open ocean aquaculture that will mitigate the collapse of fish stocks.

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Number of Children

Wikipedia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christy_Walton