Billionaire net worth API: how to get live billionaire data
The quickest way to get live billionaire net worth data in your app is the Billionaire Tracker API: one HTTP request returns the current ranking of all 3,401 billionaires as JSON, refreshed every 15 minutes, with a free tier that needs no signup. Here is how it compares with the alternatives, and how to call it.
Your options
| Source | Live? | Public API? | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forbes Real-Time Billionaires | Yes | No documented API | Website only; internal endpoints change without notice |
| Bloomberg Billionaires Index | Daily | No (Terminal only) | Top 500 only |
| Scraping it yourself | Depends | — | Breaks often, blocked by bot protection, you maintain it |
| Billionaire Tracker API | Every 15 min | Yes, REST + JSON | 3,401 billionaires + celebrities, history, movers, per-second, free tier |
Get the top 10 richest people (no key needed)
cURLcurl "https://billionairetracker.us/api/v1/rankings?limit=10"JavaScriptconst res = await fetch('https://billionairetracker.us/api/v1/rankings?limit=10');
const { data } = await res.json();
for (const p of data) {
console.log(p.rank, p.name, (p.netWorthUsd / 1e9).toFixed(1) + 'B');
}Pythonimport requests
r = requests.get("https://billionairetracker.us/api/v1/rankings", params={"limit": 10})
for p in r.json()["data"]:
print(p["rank"], p["name"], round(p["netWorthUsd"] / 1e9, 1), "B")What you get for each person
- netWorthUsd and rank — live, from Forbes' real-time data
- dailyChangeUsd — change against the previous trading day
- perSecondUsd — average change per second since the last annual list (or annual earnings per second for celebrities)
- sourceOfWealth, industries, country, city, age, selfMade
- history — net worth on every annual Forbes list since 2015 (paid plans)
Look up one person
cURLcurl -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_KEY" \
https://billionairetracker.us/api/v1/people/elon-muskSlugs match the profile URLs on this site, so billionairetracker.us/elon-musk is /api/v1/people/elon-musk. Use /api/v1/search?q= to find a slug.
Filter and sort
cURL# Richest people in India
curl -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_KEY" "https://billionairetracker.us/api/v1/people?country=india&limit=20"
# Fastest-growing fortunes
curl -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_KEY" "https://billionairetracker.us/api/v1/people?sort=perSecond&limit=20"
# Today's biggest losers
curl -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_KEY" "https://billionairetracker.us/api/v1/movers?direction=losers"Pricing
Free: top 25 billionaires, 10 results per call, 10 requests a minute, no key. Starter ($29/month): all 3,401 billionaires and celebrities, history, movers and news. Pro ($99/month): higher limits and bulk results. See plans.
Building a widget or site? Our tutorial shows how to build a live “made since you opened this page” counter. For entertainment figures, see the celebrity net worth API.