Top 7 Richest Women in the World
Alice Walton
- Net worth: $67.6 billion
- Country: the United States
- Source of wealth: Walmart
Alice Louise Walton is an American heiress to the fortune of Walmart. As of January 2021, Walton has a net worth of $67.6 billion, ranking her the 15th richest person in the world.
Walton was born in Newport, Arkansas and was raised along with her 3 brothers. She graduated from Trinity University in San Antonio, Texas, with a B.A. in economics. She’s 71 years old now.
She started her career as an equity analyst and money manager for First Commerce Corporation. She was also a broker for EF Hutton. In 1988, she founded Llama Company, an investment bank where she was president, chairwoman and CEO. She was the first person to chair the Northwest Arkansas Council.