Meet the world's richest family, the Walton family which owns Wal-Mart

New Delhi: The Walton family is the the richest family in the world and also the richest family in America.The Waltons derive their wealth from Wal-Mart, a company that has historically donated more to Republican causes and lobbied aggressively on taxes and labor issues.Waltons have inherited wealth from Bud and Sam Walton, founders of the Wal-Mart.The three most prominent living members of the family are Jim, Rob and Alice.All these three memebers have consistently been in the top ten of the Forbes 400 since 2001.Though the family consists of six members. Those six members of Walton family and their net worth according to The Forbes 400 Richest People in America are:1.Christy Walton: US$35.4 billion2. Jim Walton: US$33.8 billion3. Alice Walton: US$33.5 billion4. S. Robson Walton: US$33.3 billion5. Ann Walton Kroenke: US$4.7 billion6. Nancy Walton Laurie: US$4.0 billionAnn and Nancy are daughters of Bud Walton. Jim, Alice and Samuel Robson are children of Sam. Christy is daughter-in-law of Sam Walton and widow of John.The descendants of Wal-Mart founder Sam Walton, the family controls more than 50% of the Wal-Mart Corporation, according to Bloomberg, and combined are worth at least $150 billion based on Forbes' wealth estimates.Four Walton family members are currently in the top 10 on Forbes' list of the richest Americans. They have spent some of their money amassing huge collections of art, real estate, and expensive cars.