Forbes Agentic 20 list includes personal assistant AI Instinct
Forbes names 20 companies and projects advancing agentic AI, from personal assistant Instinct, a 14-person, $10 billion company led by a 23-year-old, to infrastructure firms that help agents browse the web and transact.




The Forbes Agentic list highlights 20 companies and projects making a dent in the agentic AI world, from breakout personal assistant AIs like Instinct—a 14 person, $10 billion company run by a 23-year-old—to the infrastructure companies that help agents browse the web and transact. Read about the brands that made the list: https://www.forbes.com/sites/annatong/2026/10/08/the-agentic-20/?utm_source=ForbesMainTwitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=ForbesMainTwitter 📸: Olga Yastremska/iStock, Mario Sergio Andrioli/iStock, malerapaso/iStock, Jeffrey Coolidge/iStock, Kryssia Campos