Forbes
Billionaire net worth, billionaire rankings and company rankings
Forbes provides business news, real-time billionaire rankings and wealth that can change during the trading day, plus ranked Global 2000 companies with financial figures and company profiles.
Your information
Company name, for example Microsoft.
Example results
Berkshire Hathaway
Forbes list year: 2,026. Financial figures may not match the fiscal year-end.
- Industry
- Insurance
- Chief executive
- Gregory Edward Abel
- Employees
- 387,815
- Founded
- 1,839
- Headquarters city
- Omaha
- Headquarters country
- United States
Forbes list rankings
Global 2000
America's Best Companies
America's Best-In-State Companies
List year 2,026
View listMost Trusted Companies in America
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Global 2000: United States
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America's Best Companies
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World's Top Companies for Women
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World's Best Employers
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Top Regarded Companies
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World's Best Employers
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America's Largest Public Companies
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America's Top Public Companies
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About the Forbes tool
Forbes's List billionaires method returns ranked wealth and profile details, with optional country, industry, and result-count filters.
Get person net worth returns wealth and profile details for a named billionaire.
List global 2000 and Get company rankings return company rankings, facts, and financial figures; they need optional list filters or a company name.
Built from forbes.com. Last checked Sep 29, 2026.
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Get company rankings
1 creditFind a Forbes company profile by name and return its list rankings, company facts, and headline financial figures. Financial figures use Forbes list years, which may differ from fiscal year-ends; market value is available when the company appears on the matching Global 2000 list.
What you provide
| Field | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
Companycompany | Text | Required | Company name, for example Microsoft.Example: Berkshire Hathaway |
What you get
| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
Ceoceo | Text | Chief executive officer.Example: Gregory Edward Abel |
Currencycurrency | Text | Currency code for the financial figures.Example: USD |
Industryindustry | Text | Forbes industry.Example: Insurance |
Employeesemployees | Number | Employee count.Example: 387815 |
Company Namecompany_name | Text | Name shown on Forbes.Example: Berkshire Hathaway |
Founded Yearfounded_year | Number | Year founded.Example: 1839 |
List Rankingslist_rankings | List | Forbes list appearances, including unranked appearances. |
Ranklist_rankings[].rank | Number | Example: 3 |
Yearlist_rankings[].year | Number | Example: 2026 |
List Linklist_rankings[].list_link | Text | Example: https://www.forbes.com/global2000/ |
List Namelist_rankings[].list_name | Text | Example: Global 2000 |
Financial Yearfinancial_year | Number | Forbes list year for the financial figures; not necessarily the fiscal year-end.Example: 2026 |
Headquarters Cityheadquarters_city | Text | Headquarters city.Example: Omaha |
Assets Billion (USD)assets_billion_usd | Number | Forbes assets in billions of US dollars.Example: 1300 |
Profit Billion (USD)profit_billion_usd | Number | Forbes profit in billions of US dollars.Example: 72.5 |
Forbes Company Linkforbes_company_link | Text | Forbes company profile page.Example: https://www.forbes.com/companies/berkshire-hathaway/ |
Revenue Billion (USD)revenue_billion_usd | Number | Forbes revenue in billions of US dollars.Example: 375.4 |
Headquarters Countryheadquarters_country | Text | Headquarters country.Example: United States |
Market Value Billion (USD)market_value_billion_usd | Number | Global 2000 market value in billions of US dollars for the financial list year.Example: 1041.121 |
Example result
For Company: Berkshire Hathaway
{
"ceo": "Gregory Edward Abel",
"currency": "USD",
"industry": "Insurance",
"employees": 387815,
"company_name": "Berkshire Hathaway",
"founded_year": 1839,
"list_rankings": [
{
"rank": 3,
"year": 2026,
"list_link": "https://www.forbes.com/global2000/",
"list_name": "Global 2000"
},
{
"rank": 1,
"year": 2026,
"list_link": "https://www.forbes.com/best-companies/",
"list_name": "America's Best Companies"
},
{
"rank": null,
"year": 2026,
"list_link": "https://www.forbes.com/best-in-state-companies/",
"list_name": "America's Best-In-State Companies"
}
],
"financial_year": 2026,
"headquarters_city": "Omaha",
"assets_billion_usd": 1300,
"profit_billion_usd": 72.5,
"forbes_company_link": "https://www.forbes.com/companies/berkshire-hathaway/",
"revenue_billion_usd": 375.4,
"headquarters_country": "United States",
"market_value_billion_usd": 1041.121
}Get person net worth
1 creditLook up a billionaire by name and return their Forbes real-time wealth, daily change, rank, and public profile details. Wealth figures may change throughout the trading day.
What you provide
| Field | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
Namename | Text | Required | The billionaire’s name, for example Elon Musk.Example: Elon Musk |
What you get
| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
Ageage | Number | Age in years.Example: 55 |
Namename | Text | The person’s name, such as Elon Musk.Example: Elon Musk |
Rankrank | Number | Rank on Forbes real-time billionaires list.Example: 1 |
Photo URLphoto_url | Text | Link to the profile photo.Example: https://imageio.forbes.com/specials-images/imageserve/62d700cd6094d2c180f269b9/… |
Residenceresidence | Text | Residence shown on the Forbes profile.Example: Austin, Texas |
Updated Atupdated_at | Text | When Forbes updated the real-time ranking, in ISO 8601 Eastern time.Example: 2026-09-28T22:45:02-04:00 |
Citizenshipcitizenship | Text | Country of citizenship.Example: United States |
Profile URLprofile_url | Text | Link to the Forbes profile.Example: https://www.forbes.com/profile/elon-musk/ |
Self Made Labelself_made_label | Text | Description of the self-made score from Forbes.Example: Self-made who came from a middle-class or upper-middle-class background |
Self Made Scoreself_made_score | Number | Forbes self-made score from 1 to 10.Example: 8 |
Source of Wealthsource_of_wealth | Text | Wealth sources shown on the Forbes profile.Example: Tesla, SpaceX, Self Made |
Todays Change (%)todays_change_percent | Number | Percentage change since the prior trading day; negative means a loss.Example: -2.39 |
Net Worth Billions (USD)net_worth_billions_usd | Number | Real-time net worth in billions of US dollars.Example: 906.7 |
Todays Change Billions (USD)todays_change_billions_usd | Number | Change since the prior trading day in billions of US dollars; negative means a loss.Example: -22.2 |
Example result
For Name: Elon Musk
{
"age": 55,
"name": "Elon Musk",
"rank": 1,
"photo_url": "https://imageio.forbes.com/specials-images/imageserve/62d700cd6094d2c180f269b9/0x0.jpg?format=jpg&crop=959,959,x0,y0,safe&height=416&width=416&fit=bounds",
"residence": "Austin, Texas",
"updated_at": "2026-09-28T22:45:02-04:00",
"citizenship": "United States",
"profile_url": "https://www.forbes.com/profile/elon-musk/",
"self_made_label": "Self-made who came from a middle-class or upper-middle-class background",
"self_made_score": 8,
"source_of_wealth": "Tesla, SpaceX, Self Made",
"todays_change_percent": -2.39,
"net_worth_billions_usd": 906.7,
"todays_change_billions_usd": -22.2
}List billionaires
1 creditList the richest people in rank order from Forbes Real-Time Billionaires, with net worth, daily change and profile details. Filter by country or industry; wealth and changes are in billions of US dollars.
What you provide
| Field | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
Countrycountry | Text | Optional | Country of citizenship to include, for example India. Leave blank for all countries.Example: India |
Industryindustry | Text | Optional | Industry to include, for example Technology. Leave blank for all industries.Example: Technology |
Max Resultsmax_results | Number | Optional | Maximum number of people to return, for example 25.Example: 25 |
What you get
| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
Updated Atupdated_at | Date | When the list was updated (ISO 8601 with UTC offset).Example: 2026-09-29T02:25:02.187000+00:00 |
Billionairesbillionaires | List | |
Agebillionaires[].age | Number | Example: 55 |
Namebillionaires[].name | Text | Example: Elon Musk |
Rankbillionaires[].rank | Number | Example: 1 |
Countrybillionaires[].country | Text | Example: United States |
Industrybillionaires[].industry | Text | Example: Technology |
Photo URLbillionaires[].photo_url | Text | Example: https://imageio.forbes.com/specials-images/imageserve/62d700cd6094d2c180f269b9/… |
Profile URLbillionaires[].profile_url | Text | Example: https://www.forbes.com/profile/elon-musk/ |
Source of Wealthbillionaires[].source_of_wealth | Text | Example: Tesla, SpaceX |
Net Worth Billions (USD)billionaires[].net_worth_billions_usd | Number | Example: 906.7 |
Todays Change Billions (USD)billionaires[].todays_change_billions_usd | Number | Example: -22.2237 |
Example result
For
{
"updated_at": "2026-09-29T02:25:02.187000+00:00",
"billionaires": [
{
"age": 55,
"name": "Elon Musk",
"rank": 1,
"country": "United States",
"industry": "Technology",
"photo_url": "https://imageio.forbes.com/specials-images/imageserve/62d700cd6094d2c180f269b9/0x0.jpg?format=jpg&crop=959,959,x0,y0,safe&height=288&width=288&fit=bounds",
"profile_url": "https://www.forbes.com/profile/elon-musk/",
"source_of_wealth": "Tesla, SpaceX",
"net_worth_billions_usd": 906.7,
"todays_change_billions_usd": -22.2237
},
{
"age": 62,
"name": "Jeff Bezos",
"rank": 2,
"country": "United States",
"industry": "Technology",
"photo_url": "https://imageio.forbes.com/specials-images/imageserve/67531eb2b5f7c9e191f632d7/0x0.jpg?format=jpg&crop=711,713,x316,y125,safe&height=288&width=288&fit=bounds",
"profile_url": "https://www.forbes.com/profile/jeff-bezos/",
"source_of_wealth": "Amazon",
"net_worth_billions_usd": 366.4,
"todays_change_billions_usd": -3.1131
},
{
"age": 53,
"name": "Larry Page",
"rank": 3,
"country": "United States",
"industry": "Technology",
"photo_url": "https://imageio.forbes.com/specials-images/imageserve/5c76bcaaa7ea43100043c836/0x0.jpg?format=jpg&crop=1795,1795,x227,y22,safe&height=288&width=288&fit=bounds",
"profile_url": "https://www.forbes.com/profile/larry-page/",
"source_of_wealth": "Google",
"net_worth_billions_usd": 281.1,
"todays_change_billions_usd": -1.206
}
]
}List global 2000
1 creditList companies in the Forbes Global 2000 in rank order, optionally by year, country and industry. Financial figures are in billions of US dollars; results are limited to 500.
What you provide
| Field | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
Yearyear | Number | Optional | Ranking year, such as 2025. Defaults to the most recent published list.Example: 2025 |
Countrycountry | Text | Optional | Country of headquarters, such as Japan. Omit for all countries.Example: Japan |
Industryindustry | Text | Optional | Industry name, such as Banking. Omit for all industries.Example: Banking |
Max Resultsmax_results | Number | Optional | Maximum companies to return, such as 50. Up to 500.Example: 50 |
What you get
| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
Yearyear | Number | Example: 2026 |
Companiescompanies | List | |
Rankcompanies[].rank | Number | Example: 1 |
Companycompanies[].company | Text | Example: JPMorganChase |
Countrycompanies[].country | Text | Example: United States |
Industrycompanies[].industry | Text | Example: Banking |
Sales Billion (USD)companies[].sales_billion_usd | Number | Example: 284.791 |
Assets Billion (USD)companies[].assets_billion_usd | Number | Example: 4900.475 |
Profit Billion (USD)companies[].profit_billion_usd | Number | Example: 58.63 |
Forbes Company Linkcompanies[].forbes_company_link | Text | Example: https://www.forbes.com/companies/jpmorganchase/?list=global2000 |
Market Value Billion (USD)companies[].market_value_billion_usd | Number | Example: 797.985 |
Example result
For Max Results: 50
{
"year": 2026,
"companies": [
{
"rank": 1,
"company": "JPMorganChase",
"country": "United States",
"industry": "Banking",
"sales_billion_usd": 284.791,
"assets_billion_usd": 4900.475,
"profit_billion_usd": 58.63,
"forbes_company_link": "https://www.forbes.com/companies/jpmorganchase/?list=global2000",
"market_value_billion_usd": 797.985
},
{
"rank": 2,
"company": "Amazon",
"country": "United States",
"industry": "Retail and Wholesale",
"sales_billion_usd": 742.776,
"assets_billion_usd": 916.63,
"profit_billion_usd": 90.798,
"forbes_company_link": "https://www.forbes.com/companies/amazon/?list=global2000",
"market_value_billion_usd": 2841.38
},
{
"rank": 3,
"company": "Berkshire Hathaway",
"country": "United States",
"industry": "Insurance",
"sales_billion_usd": 375.394,
"assets_billion_usd": 1252.271,
"profit_billion_usd": 72.471,
"forbes_company_link": "https://www.forbes.com/companies/berkshire-hathaway/?list=global2000",
"market_value_billion_usd": 1041.121
}
]
}For developers
Call it from your code with one request. Change the values in input to run it on new data. To get an API key, open Developers at the bottom of Studio, turn on Developer mode and go to API keys.
curl 'https://api.fous.com/v1/query' \
--fail-with-body --silent --show-error --max-time 180 \
-H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--data-raw '{
"api": "@forbes",
"visibility": "public",
"operation": "get_company_rankings",
"version": 1,
"input": {
"company": "Berkshire Hathaway"
},
"response": {
"format": "json"
}
}'What you can do with it
- Compare billionaire net worth across countries and industries
- Track changes in a billionaire's wealth
- Find companies by Global 2000 rank, country, or industry
- Review a company's rankings and headline financial figures
Questions about Forbes
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Who are the richest people, and what are their net worths?
List billionaires returns ranked people, net worth, daily change, and profile details.
What is a named billionaire's current net worth?
Get person net worth returns a named billionaire's real-time wealth, daily change, rank, and profile details.
How does a company rank, and what are its financial figures?
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