Françoise Bettencourt Meyers, the richest woman in the world for the last four years, now has a 12-figure fortune after L’Oréal’s stock reaches record highs.
Boesky, who just died at age 87, came to represent greed on Wall Street. We republish a 1986 Forbes article that picked apart Boesky's investment returns.
It took decades, but Chuck Feeney, the former billionaire cofounder of retail giant Duty Free Shoppers, gave all his money away to charity several years ago. He just passed away, having set an example for others.
How did Bill Gates, the world’s most generous philanthropist and founder of Microsoft, become a billionaire? This Forbes profile dives deep into the greatest collection of billionaire data, tracking his career, success and giving from the…
How did Elon Musk, the world’s richest person and CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, become a billionaire? This Forbes profile dives deep into the greatest collection of billionaire data, tracking his career from the earliest days and breaking down…
How did Jeff Bezos, the founder of the world’s largest online retailer Amazon, become a billionaire? This Forbes profile dives deep into the greatest collection of billionaire data, tracking his career, success and giving from the earliest…
Elon Musk, Ken Griffin and 45 other billionaires have bragging rights as the richest person in their state but plenty of others, including Bill Gates, missed the cut.
How did Bernard Arnault, the world’s richest person and the CEO of French luxury goods firm LVMH, become a billionaire? This Forbes profile dives deep into the greatest collection of billionaire data, tracking his career from the earliest…
A group called He Gets Us ran two ads during the Super Bowl game on Sunday to spread the word about Jesus. One of the donors behind the ads is a craft chain billionaire worth nearly $15 billion.
Asia’s richest man amassed billions thanks in part to his longstanding ties to Prime Minister Modi. Now his fortune is falling amid allegations of widespread corruption and tax evasion.
Despite a rocky stock market that sent many fortunes plunging, the country’s most generous billionaires doled out more money than in each of the previous two years.
War, pandemic and sluggish markets hit the world’s billionaires this year. There are 2,668 of them on Forbes’ 36th-annual ranking of the planet’s richest people—87 fewer than a year ago. They’re worth a collective $12.7 trillion—$400…
From Warren Buffett to newcomer Jeff Bezos, the nation's most generous billionaires have given away a collective $169 billion in their lifetimes–and are still richer than ever.
From Forbes 400 members like Bill Gates to celebrities like Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith, here are the nation’s most influential impact investors.
From Forbes 400 members like Bill Gates to celebrities like Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith, here are the nation’s most influential impact investors.
From Forbes 400 members like Bill Gates to celebrities like Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith, here are the nation’s most influential impact investors.
The Forbes 400 chronicles the successes of America’s richest individuals. Here we highlight six who, in the past year, had particularly noteworthy achievements.