Category:
Richest Business › Richest Billionaires
Net Worth:
$26 Billion
Birthdate:
1986 (39 years old)
Profession:
Nationality:
American
Lukas Walton is an American businessman who has a net worth of $26 billion. Lukas inherited his fortune from his mother Christy Walton. Christy inherited her fortune as the widow of John T. Walton, one of the children of Walmart founder, Sam Walton.
John T. Walton died in a plane crash in 2005. Half of John’s estate was left to charity and the remaining was left to Christy. Lukas was 19 years old at the time. In 2015, unsealed court documents showed that Lukas had inherited his father’s full estate. Today he owns roughly 3.8% of Walmart. He has also earned $5 billion from dividend and share sales since 2005.
Lukas Walton was born in 1986. When he was three years old, Lukas was diagnosed with a rare kidney cancer that almost took his life. He went to Journeys School in Jackson, Wyoming then Colorado College, where he graduated in 2010
Outside of his stake in Walmart, Lukas also owns 8% of the Walton-owned family bank Arvest.
