Net Worth: $26.1 billion
Wealth source: Wal-Mart
Residence: Fort Worth, Texas
World Ranking: 16th
Ms. Walton is the youngest daughter of Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. founder Sam Walton and the first of four Walton family heirs on the list. She owns approximately 349 million shares of the retailer through Walton Enterprises, the family’s holding company. She’s widely known for her huge private collection of American art, displayed at the Crystal Bridges museum in Bentonville, Ark. Walton was also heavily involved in the financing and construction of the Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport, which named a terminal after her. In 2001, she was inducted into the Arkansas Aviation Hall of Fame.
