Ann Walton Kroenke
American heiress to part of the Walmart fortune; wife of Stan Kroenke
| Ann Walton Kroenke
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|---|---|
| Born | 18 December 1948 (Forbes) |
| Nationality | American |
| Residence | Electra (Forbes) |
| Known for | Heir to part of the Walmart stake of Bud Walton |
| Spouse(s) | Stan Kroenke |
| Children | 2 (Forbes) |
| Education | Lincoln University, registered nurse (Forbes) |
Ann Walton Kroenke (born 18 December 1948) is an American heiress. She is one of two daughters of Bud Walton, who helped his brother Sam Walton build Walmart, and she inherited part of his Walmart stake when he died in 1995.[1] On 10 November 2026 the Forbes Real-Time Billionaires list ranked Walton Kroenke 193rd in the world, with an estimated net worth of US$14.8 billion; Forbes lists the source of wealth as Walmart.[1][2] In the annual World's Billionaires list published in 2026, Forbes had ranked Walton Kroenke 197th, at US$14.6 billion.[3] She is married to the property and sports investor Stan Kroenke, whose teams include the Los Angeles Rams and Arsenal.[1]
Background
Forbes describes Walton Kroenke as a registered nurse. It lists Lincoln University for her education and says she has no role at Walmart as a board member or executive.[1]
Walmart inheritance
Forbes classes her fortune as inherited, with Walmart as its source. It says the fortune derives from the share of the company that her father, Bud Walton, held and that passed partly to her on his death in 1995.[1]
Family sports and property interests
Forbes says her husband, Stan Kroenke, is a billionaire in his own right through millions of square feet of commercial property. It lists his teams as the Los Angeles Rams, Denver Nuggets, Colorado Avalanche, Colorado Rapids and Arsenal.[1] When the NFL approved his takeover of the then St. Louis Rams in August 2010, it required him to hand operational and financial control of the Nuggets and Avalanche to their son Josh by the end of that year and to give up his majority stakes in those teams by December 2014. The requirement arose from league rules on owning teams in other NFL markets.[4] In February 2016 The Guardian reported that Stan Kroenke had agreed to buy the W. T. Waggoner Ranch, about 800 square miles across six counties in north Texas, which had been listed at US$725 million. The terms were not disclosed. The paper said he already owned ranches in Montana, Arizona, Wyoming and British Columbia.[5]
Philanthropy
Forbes reports that she and her husband gave US$1 million to the Red Cross after Hurricane Harvey.[1]
Wealth
Forbes lists Walmart as the source of her wealth and classes it as inherited.[1]
Wealth history
Forbes has included this entry in its annual World's Billionaires list in 26 of the editions from 2001 to 2026 checked for this profile, starting with 2001. The table gives the rank and estimated net worth in each annual list, and, where applicable, the rank and estimate in the Forbes 400 list of the richest Americans.[3][1]
| Year | World's Billionaires rank | Net worth (US$ bn) | Forbes 400 rank | Forbes 400 net worth (US$ bn) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | – | – | 297 | 0.5 |
| 1997 | – | – | 283 | 0.7 |
| 1998 | – | – | 190 | 1.0 |
| 1999 | – | – | 186 | 1.3 |
| 2001 | 124 | 3.4 | 56 | 3.2 |
| 2002 | 144 | 2.8 | 55 | 3.0 |
| 2003 | 132 | 2.7 | 56 | 3.0 |
| 2004 | 143 | 3.3 | 60 | 3.0 |
| 2005 | 194 | 3.0 | 89 | 2.6 |
| 2006 | 278 | 2.6 | 107 | 2.6 |
| 2007 | 336 | 2.7 | 165 | 2.5 |
| 2008 | 412 | 2.8 | 118 | 3.4 |
| 2009 | 246 | 2.6 | 110 | 2.9 |
| 2010 | 297 | 3.2 | 98 | 3.2 |
| 2011 | 323 | 3.4 | 103 | 3.3 |
| 2012 | 288 | 3.9 | 79 | 4.5 |
| 2013 | 276 | 4.5 | 95 | 4.7 |
| 2014 | 305 | 4.8 | 96 | 5.0 |
| 2015 | 265 | 5.6 | 121 | 4.5 |
| 2016 | 324 | 4.5 | 80 | 6.2 |
| 2017 | 239 | 6.0 | 97 | 5.5 |
| 2018 | 251 | 6.6 | 83 | 6.5 |
| 2019 | 244 | 6.5 | 67 | 7.5 |
| 2020 | 179 | 7.9 | 58 | 8.4 |
| 2021 | 294 | 8.4 | 83 | 9.3 |
| 2022 | 227 | 9.0 | 79 | 8.3 |
| 2023 | 239 | 8.5 | 87 | 9.4 |
| 2024 | 224 | 10.0 | 82 | 11.5 |
| 2025 | 189 | 12.6 | 91 | 12.8 |
| 2026 | 197 | 14.6 | 94 | 14.0 |
Political activity
A search of FEC itemised individual contributions for the 2022–2026 cycles under her name returned no records.[6]
International and political links
This section uses the same ten headings for every profile in this series. Only specific, sourced actions are included; company-level and foundation-level actions are labelled as such. Where nothing was found, the entry reads "No documented involvement found in sources checked."
Israel (investments, operations, donations, contracts, statements)
No documented involvement found in sources checked.
Zionist or pro-Israel organisations and lobbying groups
No documented involvement found in sources checked.
Jewish communal charities
No documented involvement found in sources checked.
Gulf states
No documented involvement found in sources checked.
China
No documented involvement found in sources checked.
Russia
No documented involvement found in sources checked.
India
No documented involvement found in sources checked.
Palestinian or Arab causes
No documented involvement found in sources checked.
Home government
No documented involvement found in sources checked.
Other international links
United Kingdom: the family's sports interests include Arsenal Football Club, through her husband.[1][4]
See also
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 Forbes, Forbes profile record for Ann Walton Kroenke (Forbes data feed behind forbes.com/profile/ann-walton-kroenke/) Forbes, live record, read 10 November 2026, accessed 10 November 2026.
- ↑ Forbes, Forbes Real-Time Billionaires data feed Forbes, live; downloaded 10 November 2026 20:12 UTC, accessed 10 November 2026.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Forbes, Forbes World's Billionaires list data feed, annual editions 2001–2026 (one file per year at this path with the year substituted; all 26 files downloaded and read) Forbes, annual lists; downloaded 20 October 2026, accessed 10 November 2026.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 NFL.com, NFL unanimously approves Kroenke as Rams' majority owner NFL.com, 25 August 2010, accessed 10 November 2026.
- ↑ Mahita Gajanan, Sold! Texas's legendary Waggoner ranch bought by Arsenal owner Stan Kroenke The Guardian, 9 February 2016, accessed 10 November 2026.
- ↑ U.S. Federal Election Commission, OpenFEC Schedule A (itemised individual contributions) query, contributor name "KROENKE, ANN"; 2026 cycle shown in link, the 2022, 2024 and 2026 cycles were queried together with the same parameters; top 100 records by amount; records filtered by employer/occupation and name, memo entries excluded U.S. Federal Election Commission, data as filed; queried 10 November 2026, accessed 10 November 2026.