(Net Worth was $5.2 Billion in 2015)
About Christy Walton
Christy Walton is an American billionaire heiress who has a net worth of $7.9 billion. As of January 2014, Christy Walton is the richest woman in the world. Christy Walton was the wife of the late John T. Walton who was the son of the late Wal-Mart founder Sam Walton. Christy and John had one child together, a son named Lukas. After the death of her husband John, Walton inherited his fortune of $15.7 billion dollars made up mostly of Walmart stock. Christy Walton also owns a stake in a solar power company First Solar which her late husband founded before his death. Walton currently resides in Jackson, Wyoming but has properties around the world. Walton donated her seven acre San Diego home to Cross Border Philanthropy. In case you have been living under a rock, Wal-Mart is the world’s largest retailer with 2 million employees and 7,300 stores, serving 200 million customers.