Forbes is a business and finance media publisher known for reporting on financial markets, economics and digital assets, as well as signature lists such as the Billionaires ranking and 30 Under 30. Forbes's Twitter Score is 232 out of 1000 (an Excellent rating) as of August 2026, ranking #1,777 (top 0.5%) among 483,944 tracked accounts.
Forbes was founded by B. C. Forbes and has grown into one of the most recognized names in business journalism. The publication is backed by Integrated Whale Media, which holds a majority ownership stake, while the Forbes family retains a minority share and board seats, per Axios reporting from 2025. Axios also reported in 2025 that Forbes was no longer actively pursuing a sale and was focusing on growing the business under that ownership structure.
Forbes has a documented history of engagement with crypto and blockchain. In 2018, Forbes partnered with Civil to publish a sample of its content to a blockchain network, which Axios described as the first major media company to attempt that type of blockchain publishing partnership. In February 2022, Forbes announced a $200 million investment from Binance tied to a planned SPAC IPO, with Axios reporting that the investment would have made Binance the second-largest owner behind Integrated Whale Media. The SPAC transaction was later terminated in 2022, according to reporting from Reuters, CNBC and The Wall Street Journal. A subsequent agreement for Austin Russell to acquire an 82% stake, reached in May 2023, was also canceled after Russell failed to raise the required funds by deadline, per Axios.
Forbes has published 680,209 posts on the platform and has 20,341,523 followers as of August 2026. Forbes has been mentioned by 6,923 accounts, with 59,073 total mentions.
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The accounts that follow Forbes include 1,075 founders, 214 angel investors, 471 influencers and 218 VCs. Among them are Ansem, CoinDesk, Anthony Pompliano, SBF, David Sacks and Raoul Pal.