Free rankings answer one question: who is the richest. Professionals need more. They need to know when a fortune moves, to build lists for a territory or a cause, to keep a dated record and to feed the data into their own tools. This page walks through five ways people use BillionaireList and which plan fits each one.
All plans share the same data: every net worth figure has a date and a source link, and every profile has an original description built from public facts. The plans differ in alerts, export volume, history and API access.
| Plan | Monthly | Billed yearly | Built for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pro | $49 | $24 per month | One person who watches a set of names and exports lists |
| Data | $199 | $99 per month | Small teams that need volume, liquidity alerts and the API |
| Enterprise | $499 | $249 per month | Larger teams that need seats, roles, audit log and bulk files |
Wealth managers and private bankers
The problem
A boutique wealth firm wins clients at moments of change. When a founder sells part of a stake, a company lists on a stock exchange or a family business is acquired, a large sum turns into liquid wealth that needs managing. The firms that hear about it first, and reach out with something relevant, have the best chance. Free rankings show today's order but say nothing about what just changed or why.
The workflow
- Build a saved list with filters for your markets, for example country, industry and a minimum net worth.
- Add the people you follow to your watchlist and set a threshold, in percent or in US dollars.
- Receive an email digest when a watched fortune moves past the threshold. On Data and Enterprise, receive instant alerts on liquidity events such as stake sales, listings and filings.
- Open the profile, read the dated sources behind the move and check the full history to see whether it is a one-off or a trend.
- Export the list with sources and dates into your CRM so the context travels with the contact.
Which plan fits
The billionaire prospecting tool for wealth managers shows this workflow step by step. An individual adviser who follows up to 25 names and exports a few lists a month fits Pro. A desk that tracks hundreds of names and wants liquidity event alerts fits Data, which includes up to 3 seats. A private bank with several teams, roles and an audit requirement fits Enterprise.
How to think about the cost
Wealth management fees are usually charged on assets under management. If one well-timed introduction leads to one new client relationship, the fee from that client in a single year typically covers many years of a Pro or Data plan. You can run that calculation with your own fee schedule and average client size.
Luxury sales and business development
The problem
Teams that sell private aviation, yachts, prime real estate or art advisory work by territory. They need to know who lives in their region, what their wealth comes from and whether it is growing. Assembling that by hand from several rankings takes days and goes stale quickly.
The workflow
- Filter the ranking by country, city or industry to define your territory.
- Save the filter as a list so it refreshes as the ranking changes.
- Export the list to CSV or XLSX with net worth, date, source, country and industry. The billionaires list download page shows every column in the file.
- Use the history chart to prioritise people whose wealth has grown over the past year.
- Watch your top prospects and get a digest when something changes.
Which plan fits
A single salesperson covering one region fits Pro, with up to 2,000 exported rows a month and 10 saved lists. A team covering several regions, or one that refreshes large exports often, fits Data with 25,000 rows a month.
How to think about the cost
A single sale in these categories is often worth far more than a year of any plan. If better targeting leads to one additional qualified conversation a year that turns into a sale, the plan has paid for itself many times over. The exact figure depends on your margins.
Fundraisers and major gifts teams
The problem
Major gifts officers at universities, hospitals and foundations research prospects who give to causes close to their mission. They need to know where a person's wealth comes from, what they have supported in public and whether their capacity is rising. Research time is limited and every hour spent copying figures is an hour not spent on relationships.
The workflow
- Filter by country and industry to find people connected to your region or field.
- Read the philanthropy notes and key events on each profile, with their sources.
- Watch prospects you are cultivating, so you see a liquidity event before a meeting, not after.
- Export the list with sources and dates into your donor database, so research notes are traceable.
- Use the full history to support capacity estimates in your research reports.
Which plan fits
A prospect researcher working alone fits Pro. A development office with a research team that shares lists and needs larger exports fits Data. A large institution with several departments and audit needs fits Enterprise.
How to think about the cost
If the research helps secure one major gift, the gift usually exceeds the plan cost by a wide margin. Even a small improvement in how prospects are prioritised is worth more than the subscription.
Journalists and analysts
The problem
Reporters and analysts need numbers they can cite. A figure without a date or a source cannot go into a story or a research note. Building a chart of how a fortune changed over time means collecting figures from many places and hoping they are comparable.
The workflow
- Open a profile and read the dated estimates and their sources.
- Check the change figure, which compares the latest estimate with the previous one and shows both dates.
- Use the full history chart, and on Data and Enterprise export the full historical series for your own charts.
- Cite the original source linked from each figure.
- Query the API for rankings, profiles and daily changes when a story needs current data at scale.
Which plan fits
A freelance journalist who needs full history and a few exports fits Pro. A newsroom data desk or research firm that needs historical series export and the API fits Data. Under the Data and Enterprise licence you may use the data in internal and client reports. Larger organisations with many users fit Enterprise.
Data and fintech teams
The problem
Product and data teams want a clean feed of rankings and daily changes for dashboards, research tools or client products. Scraping public pages is fragile, has no history and comes with no clear licence.
The workflow
- Create an API key in your account.
- Pull the ranking with filters such as country, industry, minimum net worth and self-made.
- Pull profiles and full history for the people you track.
- Subscribe to webhooks for daily changes, so your system updates without polling.
- On Enterprise, load the daily full snapshot as a bulk file for warehouse jobs.
Which plan fits
A team with moderate volume fits Data, with 50,000 API requests a month and webhooks. A team with high volume, bulk files, a 99.9 percent API uptime target and a data processing agreement fits Enterprise, with 500,000 requests a month. Reselling the dataset itself is not permitted under any plan; the API documentation and terms explain the licence.
Try it before you pay
You can build a list on the homepage without an account and see the first rows. After you sign up, one small watermarked export and one alert for seven days are included once, so you can see how the data looks in your own tools. Every plan renews monthly or yearly until you cancel, and the yearly price is half the monthly rate.