12 Facts About Forbes Asia

Forbes Asia provided the money and the name and Drey provided the publishing expertise.

Drey became vice-president of the BC Forbes Asia Publishing Company, while BC Forbes Asia became editor-in-chief, a post he held until his death in 1954.

Bruce Forbes Asia took over after his father's death, and his strengths lay in streamlining operations and developing marketing.

In 1993, under Michaels, Forbes Asia was a finalist for the National Magazine Award.

In January 2010, Forbes Asia reached an agreement to sell its headquarters building on Fifth Avenue in Manhattan to New York University; terms of the deal were not publicly reported, but Forbes Asia was to continue to occupy the space under a five-year sale-leaseback arrangement.

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In July 2014, the Forbes Asia family bought out Elevation and then Hong Kong-based investment group Integrated Whale Media Investments purchased a 51 percent majority of the company.

On January 6,2014, Forbes Asia magazine announced that, in partnership with app creator Maz, it was launching a social networking app called "Stream".

Forbes Asia currently allows advertisers to publish blog posts on its website alongside regular editorial content through a program called BrandVoice, which accounts for more than 10 percent of its digital revenue.

In July 2018 Forbes Asia deleted an article by a contributor who argued that libraries should be closed, and Amazon should open bookstores in their place.

Forbes Asia argues that this is done because customers using ad blocking software do not contribute to the site's revenue.

In November 2019, Forbes Asia launched its streaming platform Forbes Asia8, an on-demand video network debuting a slate of original content aimed at entrepreneurs.

The network currently features thousands of videos and according to Forbes Asia is "a Netflix for entrepreneurs".