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Jim Walton net worth 2026

A file on what they are worth, where the money comes from, what government pays their holdings, and what they spend on politics.

Net worth
$131B
Forbes · as of 2026-07
File · Money Read

What the money shows

Jim Walton is listed at $130.8B in net worth. The loaded public-record file ties $20M to federal contracts, lobbying, PAC money, or personal political giving. Personal political giving accounts for $20M in the accepted FEC records. The largest recipient committee on file is AMERICANS FOR PROSPERITY ACTION, INC. (AFP ACTION) DBA CVA ACTION AND DBA LIBRE ACTION across 4 recipient committees.

Sources: USAspending · Senate LDA · FEC

Incomplete FEC data

The personal-giving data is not complete. Totals on this page may be understated until every FEC filing can be checked.

  • held Schedule A receipts cover only ingested super PAC committees and only contributions of $50,000 or more; other personal giving may be missing
Who they are

Background

Jim Walton is the youngest son of Sam Walton, who founded Walmart, the world's largest retailer. He is a Walmart heir and chairs Arvest Bank, the family's banking business in Arkansas, making him one of the richest people in the world.

For more, read their Wikipedia page →
The chain
Jim Walton
Walmart · CC BY 2.0
  1. The person
    Jim Walton
    Net worth Forbes, 2026-07
    $131B
  2. spends on politics
    Personal giving
    See the lobby register →
    $13M
  3. money goes to
    AMERICANS FOR PROSPERITY ACTION, INC. (AFP ACTION) DBA CVA ACTION AND DBA LIBRE ACTION · SENATE LEADERSHIP FUND · FIX WASHINGTON PAC
    3 recipient committees
    See the donor register →
    $13M
  4. spent against
    Elissa SlotkinD
    SENATE LEADERSHIP FUND spent against $32M
    See the member's file →
  5. spent against
    Tammy BaldwinD
    SENATE LEADERSHIP FUND spent against $22M
    See the member's file →
  6. spent for
    David McCormickR
    AMERICANS FOR PROSPERITY ACTION, INC. (AFP ACTION) DBA CVA ACTION AND DBA LIBRE ACTION spent for $13M
    See the member's file →
  7. spent for
    Bernie MorenoR
    AMERICANS FOR PROSPERITY ACTION, INC. (AFP ACTION) DBA CVA ACTION AND DBA LIBRE ACTION spent for $13M
    See the member's file →

Gold is money coming in from government. Green is money spent to support a candidate, red to oppose one. Purple is other money going out to politics. Each step links to the file it came from.

Curated source

Net worth

Forbes lists Jim Walton at $131B as of 2026-07.

FEC and Senate LDA

What they spend on politics

Personal political giving
derived · FEC Schedule A · all cycles
$13M
Recipient committees, all cycles

Who they have backed

  • AMERICANS FOR PROSPERITY ACTION, INC. (AFP ACTION) DBA CVA ACTION AND DBA LIBRE ACTION
    2024-06-17 · 2 gifts · C00687103
    $10M
  • SENATE LEADERSHIP FUND
    2024-06-25 · 1 gift · C00571703
    $2.0M
  • FIX WASHINGTON PAC
    2024-10-09 · 1 gift · C00870592
    $500K