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 wealth-tracking platform provides ongoing updates on the net worth and ranking of each individual confirmed by Forbes to be a billionaire.

Filippo Ghirelli made a small fortune in Italy then bet on one of India’s largest refineries, making him a billionaire. Now he’s out to build an empire from airports to data centers.

Apr 1, 2025 · The United States, with a record 902 billionaire citizens, continues to boast more billionaires than anywhere else on the planet.

Apr 3, 2024 · The Asia-Pacific region has the most billionaire citizens, with 1,000 on the ranks, followed by the Americas (993), Europe (690) and the Middle East & Africa (98).

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 2, 2025 · Three countries have joined or rejoined since last year: Albania and Peru, which have one billionaire each, and Saudi Arabia, where Forbes identified 14 new billionaires and one returnee.

May 30, 2025 · Even after factoring in high U.K. taxes and her extensive charity ventures, she has comfortably rejoined the billionaire ranks with a net worth of $1.2 billion, according to Forbes estimates.

1 day ago · Warren Buffett is #9 on Forbes' 2025 Forbes 400 list. Read more about Warren Buffett, their experience, their asset summary, and more here.

Dec 2, 2025 · A former ballerina and MIT computer science grad, 29-year-old Luana Lopes Lara is now the world’s youngest self-made woman billionaire.