The Walton Family – $169.7 Billion

As the owners and founders of one of America’s biggest grocery chains, Walmart, the Walton Family has become one of the richest families in the US. It all started back in 1962, when Sam and Bud Walton founded the store as nothing more than a grocery store. However, it soon grew into a place where you could buy anything and expanded to multiple locations. Today, Walmart has annual sales of over $500 billion, making it the largest retailer by revenue in the globe.

These days, the Walton family’s fortune is shared among seven family members, including co-founder Sam Walton’s three children, Rob, Jim, and Alice. That has actually made Alice Walton the richest woman in the world, with a $43.7 billion fortune.