Nancy Walton Laurie, the Walmart heiress with an estimated net worth of $13.3 billion according to Bloomberg, inherited her fortune from her late father, Bud Walton, co-founder of the retail giant.
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Laurie’s sprawling Bel-Air estate, spanning 9 to 10 acres, was purchased in 2001 for $21 million, with an additional $57 million spent on extensive renovations. Her mansion is situated near the abandoned property at 901 Strada Vecchia Road. It has not been reported whether the 73-year-old’s home was affected by the recent Los Angeles County wildfires crisis.
Her property features six bedrooms, 8,500 square feet of living space, a pool, and a tennis court, all surrounded by dense trees for seclusion.
Outside of home, Walton Laurie also owns a $300 million superyacht, a vessel that was targeted by eco-activists in July 2023.
The yacht, named the Kaos, was vandalized with red paint. A picture obtained by Luxury Launches shows demonstrators from the group Futuro Vegetal standing beside the docked ship in Barcelona with a sign that reads “You consume, others suffer.“ Another reportedly had a sign that said, “Billionaires should not exist.”
In 2024, Business Insider has reported sightings of the yacht in Miami and Corfu, Greece.
The Kaos, measuring 361 feet, was built by Oceanco, the same manufacturer responsible for Amazon founder Jeff Bezos’ $500 million yacht, as Finurah previously reported.
According to Bloomberg, Walton Laurie holds a 5 percent stake in Walmart, which is less than her sister Nancy Walton Kroenke’s share. Their father, Bud, co-founded Walmart with his brother Sam Walton and passed away in 1995.
Walton Laurie’s cousins Alice, Rob and Jim Walton, the children of Sam Walton, might be more well-known. Worth 100.8 billion, according to Forbes, Alice has carved her own path by dedicating herself to the arts and philanthropy rather than joining her siblings, Rob and Jim, on Walmart’s board.
In 2011, she established the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in her hometown of Bentonville, Arkansas. The museum boasts an impressive collection, featuring works by renowned artists such as Andy Warhol, Norman Rockwell, and Mark Rothko.
A strong advocate for holistic health, Alice, 75, founded a health institute in Bentonville in 2021, which was renamed the Alice L. Walton School of Medicine in 2022.
Jim Walton, 76, the youngest son of Walmart founder Sam and worth $108.5 billion, serves as chairman of the family’s Arvest Bank Group. After more than a decade on Walmart’s board, Jim stepped down in 2016, passing his seat to his son, Steuart.
At 80, Rob Walton, the eldest son of Walmart founder Sam is worth $109.7 billion. He became chairman of the company following his father’s passing in 1992. He retired as chairman in 2015, with his son-in-law, Greg Penner, succeeding him. Rob stepped down from Walmart’s board in June 2024.
In 2022, Rob led a group that purchased the NFL’s Denver Broncos for $4.7 billion. The following year, he transferred controlling ownership of the team to Penner.