Who are the 10 richest North Texans? Hint: It’s not Mark Cuban or Robert Bass
A Texas influencer once said Fort Worth is where billionaires “poverty cosplay.” But how many billionaires truly live in Cowtown?
Well, one Fort Worth resident was listed in the top 15 of Forbes’ richest people in the world list for 2026.
Alice Walton is not only the richest woman in Fort Worth, let alone Texas or the country, but she’s the richest woman in the world. And she has been for the past three years.
Elon Musk, who is an Austin resident, is the richest person in the world, with a net worth of $839 billion from his Tesla and SpaceX technologies.
Here are the top 10 richest residents in North Texas.
No. 1: Alice Walton
- Forbes list ranking: 14
- Source of Wealth: Only daughter of Walmart founder; Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art; Alice L. Walton School of Medicine
- Net worth: $134 billion
- Age: 76
- Residence: Fort Worth
No. 2: Elaine Marshall and family
- Forbes list ranking: 71
- Source of Wealth: Owns 16 percent of Koch, Inc. (formerly Koch Industries) conglomerate
- Net worth: $30.9 billion
- Age: 83
- Residence: Dallas
No. 3: Lyndal Stephens Greth and family
- Forbes list ranking: 77
- Source of Wealth: Heir of Endeavor Oil, one of the largest private oil producers in the U.S.. She sold Endeavor to Diamondback for approximately $26 billion in stock and cash in 2024.
- Net worth: $30 billion
- Age: 51
- Residence: Dallas
No. 4: Stanley Kroenke
- Forbes list ranking: 77
- Source of Wealth: Owns more than 60 million square feet of real estate and also owns the Los Angeles Rams, Denver Nuggets, Colorado Avalanche, Colorado Rapids and Arsenal Football Club sports teams.
- Net worth: $22.2 billion
- Age: 78
- Residence: Electra
No. 5: Jerry Jones and family
- Forbes list ranking: 128
- Source of Wealth: Originally an oil investor, now owner of the Dallas Cowboys NFL team worth $13 billion. He continues to invest in oil and real estate projects.
- Net worth: $20.3 billion
- Age: 83
- Residence: Dallas
No. 6: Ann Walton Kroenke
- Forbes list ranking: 197
- Source of Wealth: Inherited the stake of Walmart’s Bud Walton, who was the brother of Walmart founder Sam Walton; married to Stanley Kroeke. She was not involved in Walmart, but worked as a registered nurse.
- Net worth: $14.6 billion
- Age: 77
- Residence: Electra
No. 7: Ken Fisher
- Forbes list ranking: 226
- Source of Wealth: This high school dropout is now the executive chairman and co-chief investment officer and founder of Fisher Investments.
- Net worth: $13.2 billion
- Age: 75
- Residence: Dallas
No. 8: Andrew Beal
- Forbes list ranking: 238
- Source of Wealth: This college dropout is now the founder and owner of Beal Financial Corporation, which owns Beal Bank.
- Net worth: $12.6 billion
- Age: 73
- Residence: Dallas
No. 9: Robert Rowling
- Forbes list ranking: 402
- Source of Wealth: Sold family oil fields to purchase Omni Hotels.
- Net worth: $8.8 billion
- Age: 72
- Residence: Dallas
No. 10: Kelcy Warren
- Forbes list ranking: 477
- Source of Wealth: Cofounded pipeline company Energy Transfer and now works as executive chairman.
- Net worth: $7.8 billion
- Age: 70
- Residence: Dallas
Fort Worth resident Robert Bass was noted as the 664th richest person in the world, with a net worth of $6.3 billion from his oil family inheritance and investment firms in the 2026 list. Bass is the nephew of prominent Texas oilcat Sid Richardson.
How does the 2025 Forbes billionaire list compare?
Our 2026 North Texas roundup included the Kroenke couple who live in Electra, Texas. Electra is considered to be far North Texas.
Here was the 2025 roundup:
- Alice Walton – $101 billion
- Elaine Marshall and family – $28.3 billion
- Lyndal Stephens Greth and family – $25.8 billion
- Jerry Jones and family – $16.6 billion
- Andrew Beal – $12 billion
- Ken Fisher – $11.2 billion
- Robert Rowling – $8.5 billion
- Kelcy Warren – $7.1 billion
- Ray Lee Hunt – $6.8 billion
- Robert Bass– $5.8 billion