Forbes

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Forbes is an American business and financial magazine founded in 1917 by B.C. Forbes. After his death in 1954 and his son Bruce's death in 1964, it was long synonymous with his flamboyant second son Malcolm Stevenson Forbes (1917–1990). Today, the company, which also has online and broadcast operations, is headed by Malcolm Stevenson "Steve" Forbes Jr. (1948–) and his brothers.

The magazine is headquartered on Fifth Avenue in New York City. The current editor is William Baldwin; the current managing editor is Dennis Kneale; the publisher is Richard Karlgaard.

Forbes has generated spinoff magazines: Forbes FYI, Forbes Asia and seven local language editions. The company also publishes American Heritage, American Heritage of Invention & Technology and American Legacy. Steve Forbes and his magazine's writers offer investment advice on the weekly Fox show Forbes on Fox.

Forbes's Web site, Forbes.com bills itself as "Home Page For The World's Business Leaders". It features in-depth coverage of current events. Founded by David Churbuck, the current president and chief executive officer is James J. Spanfeller; the current editor is Paul Maidment; the current managing editor is Daniel Bigman. It drew considerable attention when it uncovered Stephen Glass' journalistic fraud in The New Republic. It was a scoop that gave new credibility to internet journalism.

Forbes.com has generated a spin-off luxury-vehicles site, ForbesAutos.com.

1 Lists
- 1.1 Companies
- 1.2 People
2 See also
3 Reference
4 External links

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Lists

Forbes creates many lists under various topics, the most popular being perhaps the List of billionaires. A complete listing of all of Forbes' lists can be found at http://www.forbes.com/lists.

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Companies

200 Best Small Companies
400 Best Big Companies
Forbes 2000
Forbes International 500
Largest Private Companies
Forbes 500, a list of largest companies taking into account market capitalization, revenue, income and assets (this is differs from the Fortune 500 which is based only on revenues).
The Best Business Schools
Fastest Growing Techs
Overachievers

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People

In popular culture Forbes is perhaps best-known for its many periodic lists of (net worth) wealth. As it often takes considerable detective work to determine the actual wealth of an individual, Forbes' figures are widely cited as nearly-definitive.