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- The Waltons are the richest family in America.
- They have a combined wealth of $ 133 billion, according to Bloomberg.
- In public, they live a pretty modest life. This is how they spend their fortune.
The Waltons are the richest family in America, but they’re pretty discreet about it.
According to Bloomberg’s Billionaires Index, the Walmart heirs have a combined wealth of $ 133 billion, which is more than Jeff Bezos, Bill Gates and Warren Buffett. In fact, they are worth about $ 33 billion more than the second richest family in the US, the Kochs.
Despite their fortune, the Waltons seem to live a pretty modest life, at least in public.
Here’s what we do know about how the wealthy family spends its fortune:
Sam Walton, who died in 1992, opened the first Walmart store in Arkansas in 1962.
Associated Press
He was married to Helen Ronson. Together, they had four children: Rob, John, Jim, and Alice.
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The Walton family own 50% of Walmart’s total stock between them.
This is Samuel Robson “Rob” Walton, the oldest Walton son. He served as chairman of Walmart until 2015.
Reuters
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