- Owns a yacht named Highlander.
- Son of Roberta Remsen (Laidlaw) and Malcolm S. Forbes, a prominent businessman. Grandson of B. C. Forbes, a Scottish immigrant, from New Deer, Aberdeenshire, and founder of Forbes magazine. Like Steve, Steve's grandfather and father also served as the magazine's publisher and editor-in-chief.
- Editor-in-chief of Forbes magazine.
- Brother of Tim Forbes.
- Father, with wife Sabina Forbes, of daughters Catherine Forbes, Sabina Forbes II, Elizabeth Forbes, Roberta Forbes, and Moira Forbes.
- Forbes Media Chairman and CEO.
- Presidential candidate in 1996 and 2000.
- Had back surgery [June 2010].
- Release of his book, "How Capitalism Will Save Us: Why Free People and Free Markets are the Best Answer in Today's Economy", by Steve with Elizabeth Ames. (November 2009)
- Release of his book, "Power, Ambition, Glory". (2009)
- Release of his book, "Flat Tax Revolution: Using a Postcard to Abolish the IRS". (2005)
- Daughter Biz Forbes has been a contributor on the Fox News Channel and has represented the Ford Motor Company on television.
- Daughter, Moira Forbes, hosts the web series, "Success with Moira Forbes", and has appeared on CBS This Morning, The Insider, CNN, BBC, and Fox.
- He was nominated for the 2016 New Jersey Hall of Fame in the Enterprise category.
- Endorsed Donald Trump for the 2016 Presidential election.
- He was inducted into the 2017 New Jersey Hall of Fame in the Enterprise category.
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