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
- Ceo
- Gregory Edward Abel
- Currency
- USD
- Industry
- Insurance
- Employees
- 387,815
- Company Name
- Berkshire Hathaway
- Founded Year
- 1839
- Financial Year
- 2026
- Headquarters City
- Omaha
- Assets Billion (USD)
- 1,300
- Profit Billion (USD)
- 72.5
- Forbes Company Link
- forbes.com
- Revenue Billion (USD)
- 375.4
- Headquarters Country
- United States
- Market Value Billion (USD)
- 1,041.121
- List Rankings
List Rankings Rank Year List Link List Name 32026Global 200012026America's Best Companies—2026America's Best-In-State Companies312026Most Trusted Companies in America22025Global 200022025Global 2000: United States1722025Most Trusted Companies in America62025America's Best Companies22024Global 20002282023World's Top Companies for Women3382023Global 200012022Global 20003062021World's Best Employers32021Global 200042020Global 2000262019World's Best Employers2032019Top Regarded Companies262019Global 20003802018World's Best Employers42018Global 200012018America's Largest Public Companies32017Global 200012017America's Top Public Companies42016Global 200052015Global 200052014Global 200092013Global 200082012Global 200082011Global 2000
About Forbes
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 by Fous from forbes.com and checked automatically; it last passed a check on Sep 29, 2026. Fous is not affiliated with Forbes.
Actions
Get company rankings
1 credit per runFind 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
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 per runLook 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
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 per runList 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: 2026-09-29T02:55:02.379000+00:00 |
Billionairesbillionaires | List | |
Agebillionaires[].age | Number | Example: 69 |
Namebillionaires[].name | Text | Example: Mukesh Ambani |
Rankbillionaires[].rank | Number | Example: 25 |
Countrybillionaires[].country | Text | Example: India |
Industrybillionaires[].industry | Text | Example: Diversified |
Photo URLbillionaires[].photo_url | Text | Example: https://imageio.forbes.com/specials-images/imageserve/5c7d7829a7ea434b351ba0b6/… |
Profile URLbillionaires[].profile_url | Text | Example: https://www.forbes.com/profile/mukesh-ambani/ |
Source of Wealthbillionaires[].source_of_wealth | Text | Example: Diversified |
Net Worth Billions (USD)billionaires[].net_worth_billions_usd | Number | Example: 82.2 |
Todays Change Billions (USD)billionaires[].todays_change_billions_usd | Number | Example: -1.8771 |
Example result
For Country: India, Max Results: 10
JSON
{
"updated_at": "2026-09-29T02:55:02.379000+00:00",
"billionaires": [
{
"age": 69,
"name": "Mukesh Ambani",
"rank": 25,
"country": "India",
"industry": "Diversified",
"photo_url": "https://imageio.forbes.com/specials-images/imageserve/5c7d7829a7ea434b351ba0b6/0x0.jpg?format=jpg&crop=1837,1839,x206,y250,safe&height=288&width=288&fit=bounds",
"profile_url": "https://www.forbes.com/profile/mukesh-ambani/",
"source_of_wealth": "Diversified",
"net_worth_billions_usd": 82.2,
"todays_change_billions_usd": -1.8771
},
{
"age": 64,
"name": "Gautam Adani",
"rank": 26,
"country": "India",
"industry": "Diversified",
"photo_url": "https://imageio.forbes.com/specials-images/imageserve/68e693f20b749254082e47fe/0x0.jpg?format=jpg&crop=2041,2042,x0,y161,safe&height=288&width=288&fit=bounds",
"profile_url": "https://www.forbes.com/profile/gautam-adani-1/",
"source_of_wealth": "Infrastructure, commodities",
"net_worth_billions_usd": 78,
"todays_change_billions_usd": -2.642
},
{
"age": 76,
"name": "Savitri Jindal & family",
"rank": 56,
"country": "India",
"industry": "Metals & Mining",
"photo_url": "https://imageio.forbes.com/specials-images/imageserve/55f77874e4b0ffa7afe4940e/0x0.jpg?format=jpg&crop=586,587,x90,y53,safe&height=288&width=288&fit=bounds",
"profile_url": "https://www.forbes.com/profile/savitri-jindal/",
"source_of_wealth": "Steel",
"net_worth_billions_usd": 39.3,
"todays_change_billions_usd": -0.7918
}
]
}List global 2000
1 credit per runList 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: 2025 |
Companiescompanies | List | |
Rankcompanies[].rank | Number | Example: 34 |
Companycompanies[].company | Text | Example: Mitsubishi UFJ Financial |
Countrycompanies[].country | Text | Example: Japan |
Industrycompanies[].industry | Text | Example: Banking |
Sales Billion (USD)companies[].sales_billion_usd | Number | Example: 83.453 |
Assets Billion (USD)companies[].assets_billion_usd | Number | Example: 2629.124 |
Profit Billion (USD)companies[].profit_billion_usd | Number | Example: 12.8176 |
Forbes Company Linkcompanies[].forbes_company_link | Text | Example: https://www.forbes.com/companies/mitsubishi-ufj-financial/?list=global2000 |
Market Value Billion (USD)companies[].market_value_billion_usd | Number | Example: 139.794 |
Example result
For Year: 2025, Country: Japan, Industry: Banking, Max Results: 10
JSON
{
"year": 2025,
"companies": [
{
"rank": 34,
"company": "Mitsubishi UFJ Financial",
"country": "Japan",
"industry": "Banking",
"sales_billion_usd": 83.453,
"assets_billion_usd": 2629.124,
"profit_billion_usd": 12.8176,
"forbes_company_link": "https://www.forbes.com/companies/mitsubishi-ufj-financial/?list=global2000",
"market_value_billion_usd": 139.794
},
{
"rank": 56,
"company": "Sumitomo Mitsui Financial",
"country": "Japan",
"industry": "Banking",
"sales_billion_usd": 64.055,
"assets_billion_usd": 1977.939,
"profit_billion_usd": 8.6213,
"forbes_company_link": "https://www.forbes.com/companies/sumitomo-mitsui-financial/?list=global2000",
"market_value_billion_usd": 87.949
},
{
"rank": 90,
"company": "Mizuho Financial",
"country": "Japan",
"industry": "Banking",
"sales_billion_usd": 59.556,
"assets_billion_usd": 1815.929,
"profit_billion_usd": 5.8883,
"forbes_company_link": "https://www.forbes.com/companies/mizuho-financial/?list=global2000",
"market_value_billion_usd": 60.451
}
]
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cURL
# First set your key: export FOUS_API_KEY='YOUR_FOUS_API_KEY'
: "${FOUS_API_KEY:?Set FOUS_API_KEY before running this example}"
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--fail-with-body --silent --show-error --max-time 120 \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $FOUS_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
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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?
Get company rankings returns list appearances, company facts, and headline financial figures.