Alice Walton Again Ranks as Richest Woman in the U.S.

Walmart heiress Alice Walton is once again the richest woman in the United States and the country’s only centibillionaire woman, reported Forbes Daily.

Walmart heiress and philanthropist Alice Walton remains the richest woman in the United States, according to the 2026 Forbes 400. [Photo: Alice L. Walton Foundation]

Walton and her siblings received an 80% stake in their family’s holding company from their father, Sam Walton, in 1953, nine years before the first Walmart store opened.

Forbes estimates Walton’s fortune at about $118 billion, putting her $33.4 billion ahead of the second-richest woman in the United States, Koch Inc. heiress Julia Koch.

Walton briefly worked at Walmart as a buyer of children’s clothing before shifting her focus to art.

She has also expanded her philanthropic activities over the past decade, including through family charitable foundations and her support for museums, education and health initiatives.