Alphabet generated $160 billion in annual profit, making it the world’s most profitable company.Technology companies account for six of the world’s 10 most profitable firms, led by Alphabet, Microsoft, Apple, and NVIDIA.Saudi Aramco is the highest-ranking non-tech company, earning $99 billion in annual profit.The world’s biggest companies generated staggering profits over the last year, with technology firms widening their lead over nearly every other sector.Using the latest Forbes Global 2000 rankings and companies’ most recent 12-month...

Hybrid-bonding milestones could make millions more connections between chips.As transistor sizes shrink to their atomic limits, computing demands are only growing. Sending chips to the third dimension is the future: Chips stacked on other chips can get more work done in the same footprint, saving time and energy. A 3D chipmaking technology called hybrid bonding is leading the charge in such efforts. Last month, two research teams used the tech to make hundreds of thousands more connections per millimeter than were previously possible, settin...

Content creator MrBeast aka Jimmy Donaldson earns more than anyone else in the business. This is according to the newest edition of the Forbes Top Creators list published Tuesday. The 28-year-old who grew up in North Carolina made $300 million in gross earnings between March 2025 and March 2026, according to the source, far outpacing other influencers. Donaldson has had resounding success with his YouTube channel focused on over-the-top challenges (and the occasional grand gesture) and released the second season of his Amazon Prime series Be...

We’ve gotten pretty comfortable letting technology tell us how to sleep, how many steps to take, and when to breathe. The next frontier, apparently, is letting it tell our brain how to feel, and somehow, a headset called Nudge makes that sound less dystopian than you’d expect.Designed by San Francisco-based studio Card79, the Nudge Wearable is a high-fidelity speculative prototype that imagines a near future where non-invasive neurotechnology becomes as ordinary as slipping on a pair of headphones. The concept is built around low-frequency...

A giant orange logo appears to crash through the showroom wall, transforming a simple brand mark into architecture, sculpture, and advertising at once.Nike dominated Paris Fashion Week SS27 by transforming a building in the historic Marais district into a viral, high-concept sensory experience centered around a massive, three-dimensional "Swoosh" installation. This oversized, safety-orange logo appeared to violently pierce through the building’s exterior facade and cut directly into the interior exhibition space. To heighten the realism of...

1. Forbes 2026대 크리에이터 명단 발표: 10억 달러 장벽을 돌파한 크리에이터 경제학총매출 사상 최고치 경신: 상위 50대 크리에이터 연간 수익 역대 최초 10억 달러($1.02B) 돌파, 전년 대비 20%, 2022년 대비 80% 폭증하며 독자적 산업군 형성.독립 프로덕션의 할리우드 압도: Kane Parsons의 'Backrooms'(제작비 $10M, 매출 $260M+), Curry Barker의 'Obsession'($750K 예산, $290M+ 매출) 흥행으로 전통 스튜디오 통제권 와해.메이저 미디어 가치 사슬 점령: Mark Rober와 Ms. Rachel의 Netflix 쇼 런칭, MrBeast의 Amazon Prime 복귀, Dhar Mann의 Samsung TV 채널 개설 및 Fox사와...

Meet the stars of YouTube, TikTok, Instagram and other powerhouse influencers turning massive fanbases into millions of dollars.The creator economy is no longer trying to break into show business—it is show business. For the first time in the five-year history of the Top Creators list, the ranking of the 50 most powerful influencers collectively broke the billion-dollar mark, bringing in a total of $1.02 billion—a 20% jump from last year's $853 million haul and an 80% surge from the $570 million total earnings from the debut list in 2022.S...

What if a soccer field could double as a checkout page? Mercado Libre Turned a Soccer Field Into a Giant BarcodeThat’s exactly what Mercado Libre pulled off with *Field Barcode*, a clever activation created with GUT São Paulo that transformed the grass of São Paulo’s iconic Pacaembu Stadium into a giant, fully scannable barcode.The idea was deceptively simple. By carefully mowing the pitch into alternating light and dark stripes, the team created a 104-meter barcode that remained readable from virtually any television camera angle. Durin...

Global luxury stabilizes amid compounding disruptions as brands race to amplify meaning and rebuild relevance.Global luxury spending reached €1,443 billion in 2025. Luxury experiences continue to outpace tangible goods, but personal luxury goods spending is stabilizing in 2026, with the market (at €358 billion last year, down 2% at current rates but up 1% at constant exchange rates vs. 2024) expected to grow by 2% to 4% for the full year, to €365 to €373 billion under our base case scenarioGrowth in personal luxury goods is diverging sha...