Stan Kroenke has built one of the most expansive sports and real estate empires in the world. As of early September 2026, Forbes estimates his net worth at $24.3 billion, placing him among the wealthiest individuals globally and making him the richest majority owner in Major League Baseball following his agreement to purchase a controlling stake in the Los Angeles Angels at a record franchise valuation of about $4 billion.
The 79-year-old Missouri native controls Kroenke Sports & Entertainment, which includes the NFL’s Los Angeles Rams, the NBA’s Denver Nuggets, the NHL’s Colorado Avalanche, the MLS’s Colorado Rapids, the National Lacrosse League’s Colorado Mammoth, and England’s Arsenal Football Club. His fortune rests heavily on real estate: roughly 60 million square feet of commercial properties, many of them shopping centers near Walmart stores, plus vast ranch holdings.
Stan Kroenke’s path began in modest circumstances in rural Missouri. He started in real estate development in the 1970s, eventually founding the Kroenke Group and later THF Realty. Marriage into the Walton family amplified his resources, yet much of his later success stems from shrewd acquisitions of sports franchises and land. In 2026, he also ranks as the largest private landowner in the United States, with approximately 2.7 million acres of ranchland across the American West and Canada, according to The Land Report. That portfolio includes the historic Waggoner Ranch in Texas, a roughly 535,000-acre property he acquired in 2016 that remains the largest ranch under a single fence in the country.
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Wife, Family, and Combined Wealth
Kroenke has been married since 1974 to Ann Walton Kroenke, a Walmart heiress and registered nurse. Ann is the daughter of James “Bud” Walton, brother and early partner of Walmart founder Sam Walton. She inherited a significant stake in the retailer after her father’s death in 1995. Forbes currently values her personal net worth at around $14 billion. The couple has two children: son Josh Kroenke, who serves in operational roles with the Nuggets and Avalanche, and daughter Whitney Ann Kroenke.
Stan Kroenke keeps buying teams. They keep winning. pic.twitter.com/XvjcLe4WGS
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Together, the family oversees an extraordinary collection of assets that blend inherited retail wealth with self-made real estate and sports holdings. While exact combined figures are not formally published as a single number, the couple’s individual fortunes alone place them among the most affluent power pairs in American business.
Homes and Lifestyle
Forbes lists the couple’s primary residence as Electra, Texas, the area associated with the sprawling Waggoner Ranch. That ranch itself functions as both a working cattle and horse operation and a private family stronghold, complete with historic structures, lakes, and extensive infrastructure. Beyond Texas, Stan Kroenke has maintained multiple high-end properties over the years, including a large home on acreage near Columbia, Missouri, an oceanfront villa in Malibu, and an Aspen estate, along with residences tied to his various ranches in Montana, Wyoming, Nevada, New Mexico, and British Columbia.
The sheer scale of the land holdings—more than 2.7 million acres—means the family’s “houses” extend far beyond conventional estates into working ranches that double as private retreats. Kroenke’s low-profile style, often called “Silent Stan,” means few details about the interiors of these properties are public, but the real estate footprint itself underscores a preference for privacy, land stewardship, and long-term ownership over flashy displays of wealth.
