Drayton McLane Jr

Drayton McLane Jr (#894)

Global Rank #894

Country Rank #333

Country United States

Drayton McLane Jr is listed among the world billionaires tracked by Iconic Billionaires.

$ 5 B
Walmart, logistics
United States
M
89 Years

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Quick Facts

Global Rank #894

Country Rank #333

Net Worth $4.8B

Previous Worth $4.8B

Worth Change +$0.0B

Country United States

Industry Walmart, logistics

Age 89 Years

Gender M

Worth As Of May 4, 2026

Residence Temple, Texas

Citizenship United States

World Billionaires List United States Billionaires Walmart, logistics

Profile Data

Personal Stats

Age 89

Source Of Wealth Walmart, logistics

Self Made Score 5

Philanthropy Score 2

Residence Temple, Texas

Citizenship United States

Marital Status Married

Children 2

Education Master of Business Administration, Broad College of Business; Bachelor of Arts/Science, Baylor University

Net Worth Change +$0.0B +0.0% from previous worth

Previous Net Worth $4.8B

Current Net Worth $4.8B

Worth as of May 4, 2026

About Me

Drayton McLane turned his family's grocery distribution company, McLane Co., into an international firm and sold it to Walmart. McLane became president and CEO of McLane Co. and ran it for almost 30 years, averaging yearly sales growth of 30%. In 1991, he sold McLane Co. to his friend Sam Walton for $50 million and 10.4 million shares of Walmart. In 2003, Walmart sold the company to Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway for $1.45 billion. Shortly after 1991, he founded McLane Company, a holding company with a wide array of investments, including a stake in the Houston Astros.

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Forbes List Highlights

A snapshot of the list placements and rankings connected to Drayton McLane Jr.

#908

Billionaires (2026)

#362

Forbes 400 (2025)

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Did You Know?

McLane started working for the family business at the age of nine, spending Saturdays and summers sweeping floors and stacking inventory.

As a result of donations to both of his alma maters, Michigan State University and Baylor University have stadiums named after him.

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Current Net Worth: $4.8B (May 4, 2026)