# Sam Walton

> Sam Walton is co-founder of Walmart. Walmart Affiliate Marketing API on Anchor Terminal, with grades, an about and public profiles.

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- Updated: 2026-10-28

Co-founder, Walmart.

Sam Walton co-founded Walmart with his brother Bud Walton, opening its first store in Rogers, Arkansas, in 1962, and started Sam's Club in 1983. Walmart grew into the world's largest company by revenue.

## What Sam builds

- [Walmart Affiliate Marketing API](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/walmart-affiliate-api.md), graded E, 38.6/100, in Shopping, returns & refunds. Walmart's read-only catalogue API for affiliates, documented on the Walmart I/O portal. It searches Walmart.com products and returns item details, reviews, taxonomy, trending items, recommendations and nearby stores, with affiliate links tracked through Impact. It cannot place orders. Co-founder, Walmart, researched 2026-10-28.

## Works with

- [Bud Walton](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/bud-walton/), Co-founder, Walmart

## Questions

### Who is Sam Walton?

Sam Walton co-founded Walmart with his brother Bud Walton, opening its first store in Rogers, Arkansas, in 1962, and started Sam's Club in 1983. Walmart grew into the world's largest company by revenue.

### What does Wal-Mart.com USA, LLC (Walmart Inc.) make?

Anchor Terminal lists Walmart Affiliate Marketing API from Wal-Mart.com USA, LLC (Walmart Inc.). Walmart's read-only catalogue API for affiliates, documented on the Walmart I/O portal. It searches Walmart.com products and returns item details, reviews, taxonomy, trending items, recommendations and nearby stores, with affiliate links tracked through Impact. It cannot place orders.

### How are Sam's tools graded?

Walmart Affiliate Marketing API is graded E, 38.6 out of 100, on Anchor Terminal's benchmark, which scores every listing against the same checklist.

## Sources

- https://corporate.walmart.com
- https://walmart.io/support
- https://walmart.io/support/support-form
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walmart
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam_Walton
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bud_Walton

Not the same person as [Sam Walton](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/sam-walton-2/) (Walmart Inc.), as far as the research can tell.

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