Forge Global Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: FRGE), a provider of marketplace infrastructure and data services for the private market, has announced a partnership with Fortune Media to introduce a new series of lists and rankings dedicated to the private market, leveraging Forge’s proprietary private market data.Forge tracks over 1,200 private companies with valuations exceeding $1 billion, with an estimated total private market valuation in the trillions. These companies are active in sectors such as AI, healthcare, defense, fintech, and sustainability, representing a significant force in global innovation and investment. The partnership aims to provide a comprehensive, data-backed perspective on the companies, leaders, and sectors driving value creation outside public exchanges.The new rankings will combine Forge’s extensive dataset, which is built on thousands of private company transactions, hundreds of thousands of investor signals, and its proprietary pricing methodologies, with Fortune’s respected editorial expertise. This collaboration seeks to uncover powerful trends and untold stories shaping the future of global business.Kelly Rodriques, CEO of Forge, stated, “Fortune has long been a trusted voice in identifying and elevating the world’s most influential and consequential businesses, and its lists and rankings are more relevant and closely followed than ever. Collaborating with Fortune to unlock deeper understanding of the private market – a space that has historically lacked transparency – is an extraordinary opportunity. We’re excited to bring our proprietary data and insights to Fortune’s expanding global audience, helping to illuminate the companies that are shaping the future.”Anastasia Nyrkovskaya, CEO of Fortune Media, commented, “For more than 70 years, Fortune has set the standard for business journalism through the Fortune 500 – the definitive list of America’s largest companies. The new rankings, based on access to Forge’s trusted data and insights into the private market, will employ the same rigor and trusted methodology we routinely apply to our iconic lists. Private companies are increasingly where compelling innovation is happening and intriguing investment stories are unfolding, and they are a fertile area for Fortune’s trusted storytelling.”Further information regarding the methodology, categories, and release dates for the new private market rankings will be announced later this year. These new rankings will build on the legacy of the Fortune 500, now in its 71st year.