Venture capitalist Jim Breyer made his first billion from Facebook two decades ago when it was far from a sure thing. Now, with his two adult sons as partners and a family tragedy behind him, he’s got ...

It’s been a banner year for the mega-wealthy. Forbes found an unprecedented 2,781 billionaires around the globe for this year’s World’s Billionaires list—141 more than in 2023 and 26 more than the ...

Forbes calculated fortunes using stock prices from September 1, 2024. It’s a record-smashing year for America’s 400 richest people. After adding nearly $1 trillion to their fortunes over the past 12 ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Kate O’Flaherty is a cybersecurity and privacy journalist. Facebook and Instagram are getting back up and running after both ...

From selling coffee to labeling data for AI models, see how the latest additions to Forbes’ annual list got so rich. They made their fortunes in everything from coffee shops to cancer diagnostics and, ...

Most billionaires face a long road to The Forbes 400 ranking of America’s richest people. But it’s longer for some than others, which is why, since 2014, Forbes has been assigning every member of the ...

NEW YORK – September 9, 2025 – Forbes today unveils its 44 th annual Forbes 400 list, the definitive ranking of the wealthiest Americans. Despite the ongoing discourse of economic slowdown, tariff ...