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.

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

Sunway Healthcare—controlled by Malaysian billionaire Jeffrey Cheah's Sunway Group—will use proceeds from the IPO to partly finance expansion plans, which include building three new hospitals.

Apr 3, 2024 · The Asia-Pacific region has the most billionaire citizens, with 1,000 on the ranks, followed by the Americas (993), Europe (690) and the Middle East & Africa (98).

3 days ago · Warren Buffett is #9 on Forbes' 2025 Forbes 400 list. Read more about Warren Buffett, their experience, their asset summary, and more here.

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.

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.

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