Fort Worth’s Alice Walton remains the richest woman in America on the 2026 Forbes 400, as the nation’s 400 wealthiest people reached a combined $8 trillion.
Forbes released its 45th annual ranking Tuesday. Walton, 76, is valued at $118 billion, up $12 billion from last year as Walmart shares rose more than 10%, Forbes said. CultureMap reports she is also listed as the world’s richest woman, Texas’ third-wealthiest person, and Fort Worth’s richest resident. Forbes still lists her home as Fort Worth. She is Sam Walton’s only daughter and is known for Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art and a medical school in Bentonville, Arkansas.
The cutoff to make the list rose to a record $4.4 billion. The group’s total wealth is up $1.4 trillion from $6.6 trillion a year earlier. Elon Musk, who spends part of his time in Texas, tops the national list at $908 billion, Forbes said. Walton ranks as the 13th-wealthiest American, according to The Hill’s reading of the list. Sixty-two women made the 400.
Some of America’s richest people also own some of its biggest sports teams.
— Forbes (@Forbes) September 16, 2026
Among the billionaires on this year’s #Forbes400 are the owners behind the Clippers, Broncos, Cowboys and more.
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CultureMap, working from Forbes estimates dated Sept. 4, says 43 Texans and 19 Dallas-Fort Worth residents qualified. Local names it published include Elaine Marshall and family of Dallas, $32.2 billion (Koch Inc.); Lyndal Stephens Greth and family, $30 billion (Endeavor Energy); Cowboys owner Jerry Jones of Dallas, $23.5 billion; Ken Fisher of Dallas, $15 billion; Andy Beal of Dallas, $12.3 billion; Kelcy Warren of Dallas, $9.3 billion (Energy Transfer); Robert Rowling of Dallas, $8.8 billion (Omni Hotels); and Ray Lee Hunt of Dallas, $8.3 billion (Hunt Oil).
Forbes builds the ranking from interviews, filings, and market data. The figures are estimates, not tax returns.
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