Fil-Canadian Nurse John landed on Forbes magazine's "Top Creators of 2026" list

Filipino-Canadian nurse John makes Forbes' new top creators list

Kristofer Purnell
Philstar Global
26 June 2026

MANILA, Philippines — Filipino-Canadian nurse and content creator John Dela Cruz, more popularly known as Nurse John, landed on Forbes magazine's "Top Creators of 2026" list.

Nurse John figured in the No. 28 spots, a good middle finish in between American content creators Marques Brownlee and Tana Mongeau.

Forbes noted that Nurse John scored a 12.97% average engagement from his over 19 million followers. His $7.2 million (PP441 million) earnings garnered him an Entrpreneurship Score of 3.

The magazine mentioned in a write-up how the creator "turned hospital burnout into a multimillion-dollar stand-up career," recalling Nurse John's frontline services during the pandemic and the TikTok videos he posted to cope with his industry's chaos.

The past couple of years saw Nurse John sell out a number of comedy shows — including his "Short Staffed Tour" visiting the Philippines earlier this year — as well as appearances in several comedy events like Netflix Is a Joke and Just for Laughs.

It should come as no surprise that topping Forbes' list is Jimmy Donaldson or MrBeast, the most-followed YouTuber to date.

MrBeast was followed by Dhar Mann and Steven Bartlett, with Markiplier and Rhett & Link rounding out the Top 5.

Other familiar names on the list include Druski, I Show Speed, Mark Rober, Khaby Lame, Ms. Rachel, Jacksepticeye, Steven He, and the D'Amelio sisters Charli and Dixie.

Put together the 50 listed creators have combined earnings worth more than a billion dollars.

Seven Philippine companies secured spots in 2026 Forbes Global 2000

7 Philippine firms land on Forbes Global 2000 list

Emmanuel John B. Abris 
Inquirer.net
26 June 2026

MANILA, Philippines – Seven Philippine companies secured spots in the 2026 edition of the Forbes Global 2000, with SM Investments Corp. (SMIC) emerging as the country’s highest-ranked on the annual list of the world’s largest publicly traded firms.

SMIC placed 1,029th globally, 

ahead of BDO Unibank Inc. at 1,082nd.

The others include Top Frontier Investment Holdings Inc. (1,170th), 

International Container Terminal Services Inc. (1,375th), 

Metropolitan Bank & Trust Co. (1,383rd), 

Ayala Corp. (1,532nd) 

and Manila Electric Co. (1,704th).

Now in its 24th year, the Forbes Global 2000 ranking is based on four equally weighted metrics: sales, profits, assets and market value.

“This reflects the trust of our customers and investors, the work of our people, and the strength of the businesses we have built over the years,” said Frederic C. DyBuncio, president and CEO of SMIC.

“We continue to invest in the Philippines because we believe in the country’s future and long-term growth,” DyBuncio added.

Forbes said companies included in this year’s rankings posted record-high figures despite trade tensions, geopolitical uncertainty and persistent inflation.

Collectively, the 2,000 companies generated $56 trillion in annual revenue, $5.5 trillion in profit, held $272.2 trillion in assets and accounted for $121.9 trillion in market value. These are based on financial data available as of May 15, 2026.

Forbes said the rankings reflected the continued dominance of banking, technology and energy companies in the global economy.

JPMorgan Chase retained the No. 1 spot for the fourth consecutive year, leading 593 US-based companies on the list. Amazon climbed to second place, followed by Berkshire Hathaway in third.

Alphabet, the parent company of Google, ranked fourth as the artificial intelligence boom continued to lift major technology companies, while Saudi Aramco rounded out the top five.

The rest of the top 10 consisted of Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (sixth), Bank of America and Microsoft (tied at seventh), China Construction Bank (ninth) and Agricultural Bank of China (10th). INQ

Seven PH companies in Forbes world's 2000 largest

Sy-led firms lead Philippine companies on Forbes ‘Global 2000’ list

Meg J. Adonis - Reporter
Inquirer.net
13 June 2025

MANILA, Philippines – Seven companies based in the Philippines made it to Forbes Magazine’s list of the world’s 2,000 largest listed companies, cornering a combined market value of $70 billion.

These are SM Investments Corp. (SMIC), BDO Unibank Inc., Top Frontier Investment Holdings, Metropolitan Bank and Trust Co. (Metrobank), Manila Electric Co. (Meralco), Ayala Corp. and International Container Terminal Services Inc. (ICTSI).

These firms were ranked according to revenue, profit, assets and market value, with SMIC taking the top spot at 811th.

Apart from Top Frontier, all the companies included in the list are also members of the Philippine Stock Exchange Index (PSEi). The benchmark index is composed of the 30 most valuable and actively traded stocks listed on the local bourse.

Top Frontier is the controlling shareholder of San Miguel Corp., in which it has a 65.99-percent stake.

“For the 23rd year, Forbes’ Global 2000 ranks the largest public companies in the world using four metrics—sales, profits, assets and market value—and despite the geopolitical uncertainty and combativeness resulting from Donald Trump’s tariffs, all four reached records this year,” Forbes said in a statement.

Philippines listed 15 Billionaires in 2025

15 Philippine tycoons led by Villar among Forbes ‘World’s Richest People’

Inquirer.net
01 April 2025

MANILA, Philippines — Fifteen tycoons from the Philippines, led by property magnate Manuel Villar, made it to Forbes Magazine’s World’s Richest People for 2025.

Almost the same names made the cut this year, although the list from the country is a bit shorter than the 2024 roster, which had identified 16 local billionaires with net worth exceeding $1 billion.

One notable newcomer is Eusebio Tanco, whose wealth was buoyed by the surge in the valuation of online gaming firm Digiplus Interactive Corp.

Villar topped the list with an estimated net worth of $17.2 billion. Recently, the “brown taipan” announced that Golden MV Holdings Inc., the mass housing and memorial park developer that he leads, hit nearly P1 trillion in net profit in 2024 on gains from the assessment of its investment properties, the highest in Philippine history.

Ranking second is ports and casino tycoon Enrique Razon, with an estimated wealth of $10.9 billion.

San Miguel Corp. chair Ramon Ang placed third with $3.7-billion net worth, followed by Lucio Tan with $3 billion.

Sy family

All the six children of the late SM group founder Henry Sy Sr. landed on the list individually: Henry Jr. ($2.3 billion); Hans ($2.2 billion), Herbert ($2.1 billion), Harley ($1.9 billion), Teresita ($1.9 billion) and Elizabeth ($1.7 billion).

Andrew Tan had $1.6 billion credited to his name, followed by Lucio Co ($1.4 billion), Susan Co ($1.3 billion) and Tony Tan Caktiong ($1.3 billion).

Tanco rounded up the list with an estimated wealth of $1.2 billion.

The list

The 15 tycoons and their estimated net worth are as follows:

1. Manuel Villar, $17.2 billion
2. Enrique Razón Jr., $10.9 billion
3. Ramon Ang, $3.7 billion
4. Lucio Tan, $3 billion
5. Henry Sy Jr., $2.3 billion
6. Hans Sy, $2.2 billion
7. Herbert Sy, $2.1 billion
8. Harley Sy, $1.9 billion
9. Teresita Sy-Coson, $1.9 billion
10.  Elizabeth Sy, $1.7 billion
11. Andrew Tan, $1.6 billion
12. Lucio Co, $1.4 billion
13. Susan Co, $ 1.3 billion
14. Tony Tan Caktiong, $1.3 billion
15. Eusebio Tanco, $1.2 billion

Elon Musk tops global list

Forbes announced a record-breaking 3,028 billionaires with collective wealth of $16.1 trillion on its 39th annual World’s Billionaires list.

Elon Musk dethroned French luxury goods titan Bernard Arnault for the top spot, as the former’s net worth grew by 75 percent to an estimated $342 billion. His jump in wealth followed big new valuations of xAI and SpaceX, and a 12-month rise in Tesla stock, despite the recent selloff.

Musk, a close ally of President Donald Trump, is the first person on the planet to reach the $300 billion mark.

On the other hand, President Trump more than doubled his net worth to an estimated $5.1 billion, due to the upswing in shares of Trump Media & Technology Group and big cash inflows from his recent crypto ventures.

“It’s another record-breaking year for the world’s richest people, despite financial uncertainty for many and geopolitical tensions on the rise,” said Chase Peterson-Withorn, Forbes Senior Editor, Wealth.

“And, from Elon Musk to Howard Lutnick and the other billionaires taking over the U.S. government, they’re growing more and more powerful.”

Meta chief Mark Zuckerberg took the No. 2 spot with an estimated net worth of $216 billion, followed by Jeff Bezos at No. 3 ($215 billion), Larry Ellison at No. 4 ($192 billion) and Bernard Arnault & family ($178 billion) rounding out the top five. – Doris Dumlao-Abadilla