Is Alice Walton still the richest person in Dallas-Fort Worth? Here’s Forbes 2025 list.

Yes, Alice Walton is still the richest resident in Dallas-Fort Worth — and the richest woman in the world.

Forbes releases its World’s Billionaires List every year. In 2025, the U.S. still holds the title for the most billionaires with 902 of them, led by Elon Musk in the No. 1 spot.

Dallas-Fort Worth is once again home to quite a few.

Here are 10 richest people in the Metroplex in 2025.

1. Alice Walton

Alice Walton is the only daughter of Walmart founder, Sam Walton. She has accumulated her wealth from Walmart although she focuses her time on curating art rather than working for the family business. She opened Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in northwest Arkansas in 2011 as well as founded a holistic health institution named the Alice L. Walton School of Medicine.

• Forbes list ranking: 15

• Net worth: $101 billion

• Age: 75

• Residence: Fort Worth

2. Elaine Marshall and family

Elaine Marshall married E. Pierce Marshall, whose father was an early partner of Fred Koch, the founder of Koch Inc. (formerly Koch Industries). She owns an estimated 16 percent of the company with her two sons.

• Forbes list ranking: 67

• Net worth: $28.3 billion

• Age: 82

• Residence: Dallas

3. Lyndal Stephens Greth and family

Lyndal Stephens Greth’s father, Autry Stephens, founded Endeavor Energy. Upon his death in 2024, he agreed to sell the company to Diamondback Energy for about $26 billion. Greth inherited the company, having served on its board since 2013.

• Forbes list ranking: 77

• Net worth: $25.8 billion

• Age: 50

• Residence: Dallas

4. Jerry Jones and family

Jerry Jones started in oil investments in the 1970s but in 1989, he caught the Dallas Cowboys for $150 million. Now, the franchise is worth $10 billion. In addition to his sports and oil investments, Jones is an avid art collector.

• Forbes list ranking: 127

• Net worth: $16.6 billion

• Age: 82

• Residence: Dallas

5. Andrew Beal

Andrew Beal dropped out of both Michigan State and Baylor before he bought his first $6,500 house at 19. That piece of real estate has led him to become the founder and owner of Plano-based Beal Financial Corporation, which has assets of over $20 million.

• Forbes list ranking: 199

• Net worth: $12 billion

• Age: 72

• Residence: Dallas

6. Ken Fisher

A high school dropout but college graduate in economics, Ken Fisher accumulated his wealth from Fisher Investments, headquartered in Plano. He is executive chairman and co-chief investment officer of the $270 billion firm which he founded with only $250.

• Forbes list ranking: 224

• Net worth: $11.2 billion

• Age: 74

• Residence: Dallas

7. Robert Rowling

Robert Rowling sold his family’s oilfields for $500 million to purchase Omni Hotels in 1996. He completed a $170 million renovation of Omni Barton Creek Resort in Austin in 2019.

• Forbes list ranking: 353

• Net worth: $8.5 billion

• Age: 71

• Residence: Dallas

8. Kelcy Warren

Kelcy Warren co-founded Energy Transfer in 1996 with Ray Davis. He now serves as executive chairman for one of the largest energy companies in the U.S. They built the $3.8 billion Dakota Access Pipeline for President Donald Trump in 2017.

• Forbes list ranking: 464

• Net worth: $7.1 billion

• Age: 69

• Residence: Dallas

9. Ray Lee Hunt

Ray Lee Hunt is the son of oil wildcatter H.L Hunt but now serves as chairman emeritus to Dallas-based Hunt Consolidated. The family company was once one of the largest privately held oil firms in the U.S. It now own fields in Peru and landed one of the first deals in Kurdistan after the fall of Saddam Hussein.

• Forbes list ranking: 498

• Net worth: $6.8 billion

• Age: 81

• Residence: Dallas

10. Robert Bass

Robert Bass is a nephew of oil tycoon Sid Richardson and inherited $2.8 million after his uncle’s death in 1959. He has accumulated his wealth from launching investment firms.

• Forbes list ranking: 605

• Net worth: $5.8 billion

• Age: 77

• Residence: Fort Worth

Last year’s Forbes list of the top 10 billionaires in Dallas-Fort Worth looked slightly different from this year’s. This was the 2024 rankings:

1. Alice Walton– $72.3 billion

2. Elaine Marshall and family– $24.5 billion

3. Jerry Jones– $13.8 billion

4. Andrew Beal– $11.5 billion

5. Robert Rowling– $8.9 billion

6. Ken Fisher– $8.7 billion

7. Ray Lee Hunt– $7.2 billion

8. David Bonderman– 6.4 billion

9. Kelcey Warren– $6 billion

10. Donald Harton and family– $5.9 billion

Ella Gonzales

Fort Worth Star-Telegram

Ella Gonzales is a service journalism reporter for the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. She is part of a team of local journalists who answer reader questions and write about life in North Texas. Ella mainly writes about local restaurants and where to find good deals around town.