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 Victoria's Secret billionaire, who is named as a co-conspirator in a 2019 FBI document, is set to face members of congress on Wednesday in Ohio.

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.

Apr 3, 2024 · This is a heat map of the world, showing every country with its richest billionaire, including their name and net worth.

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.

2 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.

Feb 4, 2026 · The latest Epstein files name two more billionaire clients: real estate mogul Mortimer Zuckerman and Rothschild heir by marriage Ariane de Rothschild.

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.

Nov 19, 2025 · Emails released last week from the estate of Jeffrey Epstein show he had a close friendship with billionaire hotel magnate Thomas Pritzker—describing the two as being “like …