Who Do the World's Business Leaders Keep Track Of?; Forbes.com Presents The "People Tracker...

Business & Entertainment Editors

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 17, 2001

Since its debut in early 2001, People Tracker has become a popular tool for thousands of Forbes.com visitors - many of whom are the world's business and investment leaders.

This feature lets

registered Forbes.com users create and customize "watch lists" from a database of more than 120,000 corporate executives of public companies, as well as everyone from the Forbes Rich and Celebrity Lists. Users track the `movers and shakers' who matter to them, whether in business, entertainment, sports or other industries. Registration on Forbes.com is free.

Who tops the list? Here's a look at the Forbes.com "People Tracker Top 20" as of July 2, 2001:

1.   William Gates                     11. Carleton Fiorina
2.   Warren Buffet                     12. John Welch
3.   Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Alsaud  13. Michael Dell
4.   Lawrence Ellison                  14. John Chambers
5.   Steven Ballmer                    15. Oprah Winfrey
6.   Paul Allen                        16. Larry Sonsini
7.   Robson S. Walton                  17. Mark Cuban
8.   Jim C. Walton                     18. Vinod Khosla
9.   Johanna Quandt and family         19. Steven Jobs
10.  John T. Walton                    20. Louis Gerstner

The Top 5 Celebrities Tracked:

1.       Oprah Winfrey
2.       Michael Jordan
3.       Tiger Woods
4.       Tom Cruise
5.       Julia Roberts

For details about these and other movers and shakers, visit People Tracker at:

http://www.forbes.com/peopletracker/

People Tracker provides information such as executive job title, compensation, stock options, news, corporate and industry affiliations, plus other links. If desired, users can select an automatic e-mail alert option to notify them whenever breaking or other news occurs related to the people being tracked. The e-mail alert feature also lets users know if an executive exercises stock options, or has a change in job title or compensation.

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Forbes.com Inc., a leading Internet media company, is among the most trusted resources for the world's business and investment leaders, providing them the uncompromising commentary, concise analysis, relevant tools and real-time reporting they need to succeed at work, profit from investing and have fun with the rewards of winning. Forbes.com, located at http://www.forbes.com, includes real-time original reporting on business, technology, investing and lifestyle; the complete online editions of Forbes magazine, Forbes Global, Forbes ASAP and Forbes FYI; stock and mutual fund quotes; comprehensive company profiles; an expanded online version of Best of The Web; a wide array of interactive tools, calculators and databases, including People Tracker, the annual Forbes Lists; and a Lifestyle section that currently focuses on high-end vehicles, collecting, real estate and travel.