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.

Get company rankings

Find 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.

Your information

Company

Company name, for example Microsoft.

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Example results

Berkshire Hathaway

Revenue ({currency}, billions)375.4

Profit ({currency}, billions)72.5

Assets ({currency}, billions)1,300

Market value ({currency}, billions)1,041.12

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

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Forbes list rankings

Global 2000
Rank 3
List year 2,026
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America's Best Companies
Rank 1
List year 2,026
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America's Best-In-State Companies
List year 2,026
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Most Trusted Companies in America
Rank 31
List year 2,026
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Global 2000
Rank 2
List year 2,025
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Global 2000: United States
Rank 2
List year 2,025
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Most Trusted Companies in America
Rank 172
List year 2,025
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America's Best Companies
Rank 6
List year 2,025
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Global 2000
Rank 2
List year 2,024
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World's Top Companies for Women
Rank 228
List year 2,023
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Global 2000
Rank 338
List year 2,023
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Global 2000
Rank 1
List year 2,022
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World's Best Employers
Rank 306
List year 2,021
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Global 2000
Rank 3
List year 2,021
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Global 2000
Rank 4
List year 2,020
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World's Best Employers
Rank 26
List year 2,019
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Top Regarded Companies
Rank 203
List year 2,019
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Global 2000
Rank 26
List year 2,019
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World's Best Employers
Rank 380
List year 2,018
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Global 2000
Rank 4
List year 2,018
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America's Largest Public Companies
Rank 1
List year 2,018
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Global 2000
Rank 3
List year 2,017
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America's Top Public Companies
Rank 1
List year 2,017
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Global 2000
Rank 4
List year 2,016
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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.

Actions

Get company rankings

1 credit

What you provide

Field	Type	Required	Description
Company`company`	Text	Required	Company name, for example Microsoft.Example: Berkshire Hathaway

What you get

Field	Type	Description
Ceo`ceo`	Text	Chief executive officer.Example: Gregory Edward Abel
Currency`currency`	Text	Currency code for the financial figures.Example: USD
Industry`industry`	Text	Forbes industry.Example: Insurance
Employees`employees`	Number	Employee count.Example: 387815
Company Name`company_name`	Text	Name shown on Forbes.Example: Berkshire Hathaway
Founded Year`founded_year`	Number	Year founded.Example: 1839
List Rankings`list_rankings`	List	Forbes list appearances, including unranked appearances.
Rank`list_rankings[].rank`	Number	Example: 3
Year`list_rankings[].year`	Number	Example: 2026
List Link`list_rankings[].list_link`	Text	Example: https://www.forbes.com/global2000/
List Name`list_rankings[].list_name`	Text	Example: Global 2000
Financial Year`financial_year`	Number	Forbes list year for the financial figures; not necessarily the fiscal year-end.Example: 2026
Headquarters City`headquarters_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 Link`forbes_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 Country`headquarters_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

JSON

{
  "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 credit

Look 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
Name`name`	Text	Required	The billionaire’s name, for example Elon Musk.Example: Elon Musk

What you get

Field	Type	Description
Age`age`	Number	Age in years.Example: 55
Name`name`	Text	The person’s name, such as Elon Musk.Example: Elon Musk
Rank`rank`	Number	Rank on Forbes real-time billionaires list.Example: 1
Photo URL`photo_url`	Text	Link to the profile photo.Example: https://imageio.forbes.com/specials-images/imageserve/62d700cd6094d2c180f269b9/…
Residence`residence`	Text	Residence shown on the Forbes profile.Example: Austin, Texas
Updated At`updated_at`	Text	When Forbes updated the real-time ranking, in ISO 8601 Eastern time.Example: 2026-09-28T22:45:02-04:00
Citizenship`citizenship`	Text	Country of citizenship.Example: United States
Profile URL`profile_url`	Text	Link to the Forbes profile.Example: https://www.forbes.com/profile/elon-musk/
Self Made Label`self_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 Score`self_made_score`	Number	Forbes self-made score from 1 to 10.Example: 8
Source of Wealth`source_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

JSON

{
  "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 credit

List 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
Country`country`	Text	Optional	Country of citizenship to include, for example India. Leave blank for all countries.Example: India
Industry`industry`	Text	Optional	Industry to include, for example Technology. Leave blank for all industries.Example: Technology
Max Results`max_results`	Number	Optional	Maximum number of people to return, for example 25.Example: 25

What you get

Field	Type	Description
Updated At`updated_at`	Date	When the list was updated (ISO 8601 with UTC offset).Example: 2026-09-29T02:25:02.187000+00:00
Billionaires`billionaires`	List
Age`billionaires[].age`	Number	Example: 55
Name`billionaires[].name`	Text	Example: Elon Musk
Rank`billionaires[].rank`	Number	Example: 1
Country`billionaires[].country`	Text	Example: United States
Industry`billionaires[].industry`	Text	Example: Technology
Photo URL`billionaires[].photo_url`	Text	Example: https://imageio.forbes.com/specials-images/imageserve/62d700cd6094d2c180f269b9/…
Profile URL`billionaires[].profile_url`	Text	Example: https://www.forbes.com/profile/elon-musk/
Source of Wealth`billionaires[].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

JSON

{
  "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 credit

List 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
Year`year`	Number	Optional	Ranking year, such as 2025. Defaults to the most recent published list.Example: 2025
Country`country`	Text	Optional	Country of headquarters, such as Japan. Omit for all countries.Example: Japan
Industry`industry`	Text	Optional	Industry name, such as Banking. Omit for all industries.Example: Banking
Max Results`max_results`	Number	Optional	Maximum companies to return, such as 50. Up to 500.Example: 50

What you get

Field	Type	Description
Year`year`	Number	Example: 2026
Companies`companies`	List
Rank`companies[].rank`	Number	Example: 1
Company`companies[].company`	Text	Example: JPMorganChase
Country`companies[].country`	Text	Example: United States
Industry`companies[].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 Link`companies[].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

JSON

{
  "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

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

Can I run it with my own inputs?

Yes. Change the inputs in Studio and press Run, or send new inputs from your code, or ask a connected AI assistant.

Can I call this Forbes tool as an API?

Yes. Send a POST request to /v1/query with your Fous API key and the inputs, and get JSON back.

How much does it cost?

Each completed run costs 1 credit. Failed runs without a completed receipt are free; completed work can remain charged if delivery is interrupted. With pay as you go, a credit costs 1¢. Monthly plans cost less per credit.

Do I need a Forbes account?

No. You only need a Fous account.

How current is the data?

Fous gets the data from forbes.com when you run it. Some results are reused for up to 24 hours, and results that use your account or key are never reused. It was last verified on Sep 29, 2026.