Which Israeli startups will cross the $1 billion threshold in the coming years and earn the coveted “unicorn” status? Forbes Israel opens registration for the 2026 edition of Next Billion Dollar Startups, with the participation of dozens of leading venture capital funds and investors from Israel and around the world.
The 11th edition of Forbes Israel’s 30Under30 shatters records: 35 entrepreneurs, 23 startups, more than $1 billion in funding, and a combined valuation exceeding $6.6 billion – all before the age of 30
While Real Madrid endured another trophyless campaign on the pitch, the Spanish powerhouse continues to dominate soccer’s financial leaderboard, claiming the title of the world’s most valuable club for the fifth consecutive year. Behind the gilded reality of Europe’s wealthiest clubs, however, lies a darker truth: a widening wealth gap and a steady erosion of competitive balance across the sport.
The agreement with AI cloud infrastructure giant, totaling hundreds of millions of dollars, will value the company founded by Maor Maloul, Nissim Shriel-Gaon, and Omer Adam at approximately $1 billion
A record 52 Israelis appear on Forbes’ annual World’s Billionaires List – placing the country at the very top of the global wealth rankings, with one of the highest billionaire-per-capita ratios on the planet.
A Russian-Jewish immigrant and a Michigan-born computer scientist built Google into a global technology behemoth. Now Larry Page and Sergey Brin dominate the Jewish billionaires list – and their $20 billion wealth gap reveals starkly different approaches to fortune
Israelis at the Peak of Global Wealth: Adelson, Idan Ofer and Eyal Ofer Lead Israeli Billionaires on Jewish Wealth Rankings
They lead the world, spearhead revolutions, create new universes, and build technology giants that have changed the course of history. Along the way, through their endeavors, they’ve amassed enormous sums – hundreds of billions of dollars – and now comprise the pinnacle of global wealth. As it does every year, Forbes Israel publishes the World’s Jewish Billionaires List in a special global edition, documenting just how far initiative, vision, ambition, and charisma can take you
A massive conglomerate sprawling across entire sectors of the giant nation—controlling oil and gas infrastructure and holding assets worth hundreds of billions in real estate, telecommunications, and finance. This is the economic engine behind Iran’s Revolutionary Guards’ murderous terror industry, now being crushed under the lion’s jaws of Israeli and American forces
Even in wartime, the startup nation continues to mint new billionaires and sets a record for Israelis featured on the global billionaires list ● At the top of the global rankings: Miriam Adelson, Idan Ofer, and Eyal Ofer among the world’s 100 wealthiest ● Despite the war, the total net worth of Israeli billionaires surged 50% over the past two years, reaching over $300 billion this year ● Forbes’ Billionaires List, compiled in partnership with Forbes Israel
