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How Walmart heiress Alice Walton, the world’s richest woman, spends her $95 billion fortune

August 26, 20240
Walmart’s Alice Walton is the world’s wealthiest woman.

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  • Walmart heiress Alice Walton is now the richest woman in the world, with an estimated $95 billion net worth.
  • She spends some of her fortune collecting art, including opening a museum, as well as breeding horses.
  • Here’s a look at her life, career, and fortune.

Alice Walton, the only female heiress to the Walmart fortune, is now the richest woman in the world.

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She’d also put another Texas ranch, the 4,416-acre Fortune Bend Ranch, on the market around the same time.
A view of Walton’s building on Park Avenue in Manhattan.

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The condo, which had been owned by late financier Christopher H. Browne, has more than 52 large windows overlooking Central Park and the city, as well as a media room and a library.

In 2015, protesters gathered outside Walton’s building to demand a $15 minimum wage for Walmart employees. In 2023, the median wage for workers at Walmart, the world’s largest private employer, was $27,642.

Katie Warren and Tanza Loudenback contributed to an earlier version of this story.