The composition of the world’s great fortunes is shifting, and the direction of travel says a great deal about where value is being created. Technology continues to dominate the upper reaches of global wealth, with fortunes tied to computing and artificial intelligence…
The world’s wealthiest investors are spreading their fortunes more widely than ever, moving capital beyond the public markets into private companies, real estate, infrastructure, and the technologies expected to define the coming decades. The shift reflects a search for both returns and…
The annual Forbes ranking of the world’s billionaires remains the definitive scorecard of extreme wealth, and the 2026 edition has delivered its usual mix of the expected and the surprising. Movement at the very top of the list reflects the forces that…
The identity of the world’s richest people changes less from year to year than the sums attached to their names. As of August 2026, the top ten remains dominated by the founders and heirs of the technology companies that have reshaped the…
Follow the money at the top of the global wealth rankings and it leads, again and again, to artificial intelligence. The world’s billionaires, both those who made their fortunes in technology and those looking to protect wealth built elsewhere, have concentrated an…
Pavel Durov, the creator of Telegram—one of the world’s most widely used messaging platforms—has stirred global attention with a highly unconventional will. Durov, whose personal fortune is estimated at nearly $14 billion, has reportedly decided to leave a significant portion of his…
Jared Isaacman, a 42-year-old billionaire and the first non-professional astronaut to walk in space, is one step closer to becoming the next administrator of NASA. His nomination, put forward by former President Donald Trump, has been approved by a key Senate committee…
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates has expressed surprise over the increasing number of billionaires in the tech industry aligning with right-wing politics. Gates, who has long perceived Silicon Valley as a liberal stronghold, noted a noticeable shift among some of the industry’s most…
In a striking revelation underscoring the widening wealth gap, a recent report by UBS has found that the combined wealth of the world’s billionaires has more than doubled over the past decade, reaching a staggering $14 trillion. This meteoric rise highlights the…
Former President Donald Trump has experienced a substantial increase in his net worth, with an estimated jump of approximately $900 million. This financial boost comes on the heels of a significant 27% surge in the shares of Trump Media & Technology Group…
