These siblings surpass Gautam Adani on rich list, not richer than Mukesh Ambani, combined wealth more than Elon Musk, their net worth is…
GH News October 05, 2024 07:06 PM
Wealthiest Family In The World: The second richest person in India Gautam Adani who owns the country’s third-largest industrial conglomerate has slipped to the 18th spot on the worlds richest persons list with a net worth of USD 99.5 billion (Rs 8361019825000) according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. He has been surpassed by the Walton family the wealthiest family in the world. The Walton family holds a 47 percent stake in Walmart the largest company globally by revenue which was founded by Sam Walton in 1962. Now three members of Sam Walton’s family each hold a net worth exceeding USD 100 billion. Combined their wealth surpasses that of the world’s richest man Elon Musk whose current wealth stands at USD 264 billion as per Forbes real-time rich list. Lets learn more about these siblings.
The Walton family’s Net Worth
Jim Walton who is the son of Sam Walton has a net worth of Rs USD 103 billion and ranks 15th on the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. His brother Rob Walton with USD 101 billion is 16th and their sister Alice Walton with USD 100 billion ranks 17th. Notably Alice is also the richest woman in the world. As Walmart is performing well the wealth of the Walton siblings has increased by USD 30 billion.
Net Worth Of Sam Walton’s Grandson
John Walton another son of Sam Walton passed away in 2005. John’s son Lukas Walton has a whopping wealth of USD 35.7 billion while his wife Christy Walton holds a net worth of USD 16.1 billion.
Walton Family Wealthier Than World’s Richest Man
The combined wealth of the Walton family is around USD 356 billion which is way more than Elon Musks.
Walmart - Worlds Largest Employer
The giant Walmart crowns the global charts as the company with the highest revenue running over 10500 stores spread across 19 countries. This American giant employs about 2.1 million people a number that grandly surpasses the population of many countries. Interestingly it even overcomes the strength of the Chinese military which has a force of approximately 2 million. The brainchild of Sam Walton birthed in 1962 Walmart owes its remarkable strength in the stock market during even down economic times to its strategy of offering prices at a discount.
Bloomberg Billionaires Index
Rank
Name
Net Worth (USD)
Daily Change
YTD Change
Country
Industry
1
Elon Musk
$263B
+$6.73B
+$33.8B
United States
Technology
2
Mark Zuckerberg
$211B
+$4.51B
+$82.6B
United States
Technology
3
Jeff Bezos
$209B
+$4.17B
+$32.4B
United States
Technology
4
Bernard Arnault
$193B
-$707M
-$14.9B
France
Consumer
5
Larry Ellison
$183B
+$3.71B
+$59.6B
United States
Technology
6
Bill Gates
$161B
-$439M
+$20.0B
United States
Technology
7
Larry Page
$151B
+$946M
+$24.3B
United States
Technology
8
Warren Buffett
$146B
+$3.14B
+$26.1B
United States
Diversified
9
Steve Ballmer
$145B
-$153M
+$13.8B
United States
Technology
10
Sergey Brin
$142B
+$878M
+$22.0B
United States
Technology
11
Amancio Ortega
$113B
-$544M
+$25.6B
Spain
Retail
12
Michael Dell
$113B
+$2.68B
+$34.3B
United States
Technology
13
Jensen Huang
$109B
+$1.80B
+$65.3B
United States
Technology
14
Mukesh Ambani
$105B
-$1.62B
+$8.93B
India
Energy
15
Jim Walton
$103B
+$416M
+$30.6B
United States
Retail
16
Rob Walton
$101B
+$398M
+$29.8B
United States
Retail
17
Alice Walton
$100B
+$397M
+$30.2B
United States
Retail
18
Gautam Adani
$99.5B
-$942M
+$15.2B
India
Industrial