Forty-four years of the Forbes 400 treated as a dataset rather than an annual news event.
3 installments so far. New ones are added as they publish.
Part 1The 1982 List, 44 Years LaterThe first Forbes 400, in 1982, had 436 entries. Thirteen of those people are still on the list. Which fortunes survived through heirs, which fell off, and which are simply…October 6, 2026
Part 2The Price of AdmissionIn 1982 it took $75 million to make the Forbes 400 — about $250 million today. In 2025 it took $3.8 billion. How fast the cutoff rose, and against what.October 9, 2026
Part 3ChurnWhat share of each year's Forbes 400 is still on the list 5, 10, 20 and 30 years later — measured across four decades — and what that does and…October 13, 2026