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Forbes’ annual list showcases 500 schools that produce successful, high-earning and influential graduates from all economic backgrounds, with less student debt.
Check out the full list: Forbes America’s Top Colleges 2024
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The Forbes Global 2000 list ranks the largest companies in the world using four metrics: sales, profits, assets and market value. As a group, the companies on the list account for $51.7 trillion in sales, $4.5 trillion in profits, $238 trillion in assets and $88 trillion in market value, and 61 different countries are represented.
Check out the full list: Forbes Global 2000
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The 22-year-old YouTube sensation earned an estimated $20 million last year while building her eponymous coffee brand. Meet the creator who’s full of beans.
Read More: What’s Brewing With Emma Chamberlain
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Dr. Katalin Kariko and Dr. Drew Weissman were awarded the 2023 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for their role in pioneering the technology to develop mRNA-based Covid-19 vaccines. “Through their groundbreaking findings, which have fundamentally changed our understanding of how mRNA interacts with our immune system, the laureates contributed to the unprecedented rate of vaccine development during one of the greatest threats to human health in modern times,” the awarding committee said. Read more
It was an honor to photograph Dr. Kariko for the inaugural Forbes 50 Over 50 list in 2021.
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Dr. Katalin Karikó | Photo by Rebecca Miller for Forbes
The Forbes team photographed Dr. Kariko outside in her backyard during the pandemic.
As social media’s poster boy approaches 40, he’s having his Bill Gates moment: mellowing (a bit), maturing (a bit more) and upending his company with staggering confidence. It’s a big bet on the future of daily human life—and his legacy.
Read More: Cover Story
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Photographer: Guerin Blask
Photo by Guerin Blask for Forbes
Mark Zuckerberg | Photo by Guerin Blask for Forbes
In just three years, Khaby Lame, with more than 160 million fans, has become the most popular tiktoker in the world—without speaking a single word. Brands are now clamoring to pay the quiet comedian a fortune for a piece of his social media magic.
Read More: How Top Creator Khaby Lame Became TikTok’s Most Popular Influencer
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Photo Research: Gail Toivanen
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Photographer: Devin Yalkin
Creators. Influencers. Streamers. Vloggers. Whatever you call them, these powerful social media personalities are calling the shots in entertainment and advertising. This year, the 50 honorees on our second annual Forbes Top Creator list harnessed their combined 2.6 billion followers to haul in an estimated $700 million in earnings.
Check out the full list: Forbes Top Creators 2023
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Photographer: Devin Yalkin
Amouranth | Photo by Devin Yalkin for Forbes
Khaby Lame | Photo by Devin Yalkin for Forbes
Oliva Dunne | Photo by Devin Yalkin for Forbes
Drea Okeke | Photo by Devin Yalkin for Forbes
Rhett and Link | Photo by Devin Yalkin for Forbes
Druski | Photo by Devin Yalkin for Forbes
Photo by Devin Yalkin for Forbes
Our inaugural 30 Under 30 Local List features the top entrepreneurs, activists and creatives in the vibrant innovation hubs of Atlanta, Austin, Boston, Chicago, Cleveland, Los Angeles, Miami, Puerto Rico, Seattle and Toronto. A decade ago, Forbes launched the 30 Under 30 franchise–the definitive list spotlighting the must-know young people changing the world. Now, we’re taking it local. These 371 total innovators have collectively raised more than $1.4 billion in funding. Some 41% self-identify as people of color, 38% are women and 24% are immigrants. Meet the 30 Under 30 Local Class of 2023.
Check out the full list: Forbes Under 30 Locals 2023
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Art Director: Fernando Capeto
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Illustrator: Jordan Carter
U30 Local: Cleveland, Leopoldo Peña
U30 Locals: Boston, Pooja Ika
U30 Locals: Toronto, Inara Lalani
Age can be your superpower. Just ask any of the entrepreneurs, investors, inventors and artists on our third annual 50 Over 50 list. Some, like Patti LaBelle or Caryn Seidman-Becker, are self-made founders of brands used by millions; others, like astronaut Peggy Whitson, are breaking records while forging scientific discoveries; still others, like library leader Tracie D. Hall, are fighting to protect our basic rights. All of them—200 in total, spread across four categories—are changing the world.
Check out the full list: Forbes 50 Over 50: 2023
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Art Director: Fernando Capeto
Designer: Philip Smith
Photo Research: Gail Toivanen
Photo Production: Peter Schnaitmann
Photographers: Celeste Sloman and Jamel Toppin
Jamie Lee Curtis | Photo by Celeste Sloman For Forbes
Patti LaBelle | Photo by Jamel Toppin For Forbes
Mika Brzezinski | Photo by Jamel Toppin For Forbes
We won big this year at the Webby Awards.
WINNER: The 2022 Forbes World’s Billionaire List won both The Webby Award & The People's Choice Webby in the category of Best Business Blog/Website
HONOREE: The Forbes 400: The Richest People in America in the category Websites and Mobile Sites - Best Visual Design - Aesthetic
HONOREE: Forbes 30 Under 30: Class of 2022; Websites and Mobile Sites - Best Visual Design - Aesthetic
Thanks to everyone who voted and congrats to the team, so proud!
Not content just being a musical artist, the Norwegian DJ and 30 Under 30 alumnus has raised millions to build the Margaritaville of dance music—with a little help from the chief Parrot Head himself.
Read More: Daily Cover Story
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Creative Director: Alicia Hallett-Chan
Photo Director: Robyn Selman
Photographer: Tim Tadder
Photo Production: Peter Schnaitmann
Kygo | Photo by Tim Tadder for Forbes
Kygo | Photo by Tim Tadder for Forbes
It’s live! Forbes 30 Under 30 2023! Meet the young leaders and entrepreneurs on our 12th annual Forbes 30 Under 30 list who provide plenty of reason to believe that tomorrow will be brighter than today.
Check out the full package: Forbes Under 30 2023
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Art Directors: Fernando Capeto and Charles Brucaliere
Designer: Philip Smith
Photo Research: Merrilee Barton, Gail Toivanen
Photo Production: Peter Schnaitmann
Photographer: Tim Tadder and Ethan Pines
Hailey Bieber | Photo by Tim Tadder for Forbes
Mr. Beast | Photo by Ethan Pines for Forbes
Hailey Bieber | Photo by Tim Tadder for Forbes
Ayo Edebiri | Photo by Tim Tadder for Forbes
Benito Skinner | Photo by Tim Tadder for Forbes
Excited to share our lead 30 Under 30 cover and story featuring the one and only, Megan Thee Stallion! She has made history as the first black woman to grace a Forbes Under 30 Cover!
Check out the story on Forbes: Megan Thee Millions: Rapper Reaps Record Riches
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Art Directors: Fernando Capeto and Charles Brucaliere
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Photo Production: Peter Schnaitmann
Photographer: Ramona Rosales
Photo by Ramona Rosales for Forbes
Photo by Ramona Rosales for Forbes
Photo by Ramona Rosales for Forbes
Success has no age limit. The women—entrepreneurs, investors, creators, entertainers—on our second annual 50 Over 50 prove that every day. Some, like Diane Hendricks or Judy Faulkner, are billionaire founders of large companies; others, like Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, are breaking barriers; still others are focused on the next generation like Success Academy founder Eva Moskowitz. All of them—200 in total, spread across four categories—are amazing.
View the full list: Forbes 50 Over 50
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Creative Director: Alicia Hallett-Chan
Photo Director: Robyn Selman
Art Director: Fernando Capeto
Designer: Philip Smith
Photo Research: Merrilee Barton, Gail Toivanen
Photo Production: Peter Schnaitmann
Photographers: Rebecca Miller and Gabriela Hasbun
Custom Backdrop Paintings: Sarah Oliphant
Kris Jenner, Personality, Entrepreneur | Photo by Rebecca Miller For Forbes
Hoda Kotb, Co-anchor, TODAY Show | Photo by Rebecca Miller For Forbes
Bobbi Brown, Founder, Jones Road Cosmetics | Photo by Rebecca Miller For Forbes
Theresia Gouw, Founding Partner, Acrew Capital | Photo by Gabriela Hasbun For Forbes
Our inaugural Forbes Top Creators list is live and showcases the 50 social superstars leveraging a combined 1.9 billion followers across social networks to earn $570 million in 2021. To build our first-ever Top Creators list, Forbes reporters—with help and insight from creator agency, Influential—judged thousands of influencers (folks who launched their careers on social media) on three critical metrics: earnings, clout, and entrepreneurship. The end result: 50 unlikely celebrities charting the future of entertainment, and advertising.
Check out the full package: Forbes Top Creators 2022
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Photo Director: Robyn Selman
Art Directors: Fernando Capeto
Designer: Philip Smith
Photo Research: Merrilee Barton and Gail Toivanen
Photo Production: Peter Schnaitmann and Janet Baus
Photographer: Guerin Blask
Elsa Majimbo
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Very excited to share our illustrations of Issa Rae and Al Fanrington which were both 2021 American Illustration winners. Working with Brooklyn based illustrator, Adrian Brandon, the Forbes’ Design Team created a series of portraits for the For(bes) The Culture 50 Champions list. The 50 Champions are models of business excellence in their own various industries who also uplift Black and Brown communities through their crafts and philanthropic efforts.
See the full list: For(bes) The Culture 50 Champions
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The New Golden Age: For these dynamic women, growing older is about getting wiser—and bolder. Meet the inaugural class of entrepreneurs, leaders and creators who are part of an exhilarating movement redefining life’s second half and proving that success has no age limit.
Check out the full list: Forbes 50 Over 50: 2021
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Creative Director: Alicia Hallett-Chan
Photo Director: Robyn Selman
Art Director: Fernando Capeto
Designer: Philip Smith
Photo Research: Merrilee Barton, Gail Toivanen
Photo Production: Peter Schnaitmann
Photographers: Rebecca Miller, Celeste Sloman and Jamel Toppin
Floral Design: Emily Thompson Flowers
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi stands indefatigable amidst a fertile mound of earth and wildflowers installed in the National Statuary Hall in the U.S. Capitol. | Photo by Rebecca Miller For Forbes
Zoox CEO, Aicha Evans, proudly sits in a “V” for victory after she orchestrated the $1.2 billion sale of Zoox to Amazon but held on to her c-suite spot. | Photo by Celeste Sloman For Forbes
Venture capital investor Tracy Chadwell holds a single tulip—the bulb and roots defiant. | Photo by Rebecca Miller For Forbes
The RealReal’s founder-CEO Julie Wainwright is seated amidst necklaces of vines and clematis. | Photo by Celeste Sloman For Forbes
Forbes on set with Nancy Pelosi and Mika Brzezinski in the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington D.C.
See the cover story: How Hip-Hop Superstar Travis Scott Has Become Corporate America’s Brand Whisperer
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