The wealth-tracking platform provides ongoing updates on the net worth and ranking of each individual confirmed by Forbes to be a billionaire.

Another year, another set of records for the world's billionaire class. Forbes has been scanning the globe for billionaires since 1987. We found 140 of them that first year.

The U.S.’ latest attacks may raise gas prices at the pumps, but Trump’s military operations have already helped boost shipping billionaire fortunes by $45 billion and counting.

Apr 1, 2025 · "Professor Billionaire" David Cheriton, who is professor emeritus at Stanford University, made his fortune thanks to an early investment in Google. 164.

Mar 1, 2026 · In October, Zuckerberg was in the audience at the Wall Street Journal’s Innovator of the Year Awards, when his wife Priscilla Chan took home the top prize for her role in the couple’s ...

Apr 1, 2025 · These billionaire rookies, including a pioneer of heartland rock, a stand-up comedy legend and The Terminator, are collectively worth nearly $680 billion, or $2.4 billion on average.

Apr 2, 2025 · Sheila Johnson, the cofounder of BET, is a new Black billionaire this year, as is Herriot Tabuteau, the founder of a biotech firm focused on brain disorders.

Dec 24, 2025 · The next month, Dylan Field took his design software firm Figma public, becoming a multi-billionaire in the process. His cofounder, Evan Wallace, is a new billionaire, too.

Apr 1, 2025 · The United States, with a record 902 billionaire citizens, continues to boast more billionaires than anywhere else on the planet.

May 30, 2025 · Even after factoring in high U.K. taxes and her extensive charity ventures, she has comfortably rejoined the billionaire ranks with a net worth of $1.2 billion, according to Forbes estimates.