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Hiroyuki Inoue

Hiroyuki Inoue

Hiroyuki Inoue (#3125)

Global Rank #3125
Country Rank #46
Country Japan

Hiroyuki Inoue is listed among the world billionaires tracked by Iconic Billionaires.

  • $ 1 B
  • Steel products
  • Japan
  • M
  • 81 Years

Snapshot

Quick Facts

Global Rank #3,125
Country Rank #46
Net Worth $1.2B
Previous Worth $1.1B
Worth Change +$0.1B
Country Japan
Industry Steel products
Age 81 Years
Gender M
Worth As Of May 4, 2026
Last Refreshed 02 Sep 2026, 12:00 AM
Residence Himeji, Japan
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Personal Stats

Age 81
Source Of Wealth Steel products
Residence Himeji, Japan
Citizenship Japan
Marital Status Married
Net Worth Change +$0.1B +9.1% from previous worth
Previous Net Worth $1.1B
Current Net Worth $1.2B

Worth as of May 4, 2026

About Me

Hiroyuki Inoue is chairperson of steel maker Yamato Kogyo, which his father Asaji founded in 1944. The firm, based in the western Japan city of Himeji, is an electric arc furnace operator and maker of structural steel and rail and switches for railroads, including for Japan's famous Shinkansen bullet train. The company posted over $1 billion in revenue in the fiscal year ended in March 2025. Yamato Kogyo, which earns a majority of its sales from overseas, has plants or joint ventures in South Korea, Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia and the U.S. In 1962, it listed on the First Section of the Tokyo and Osaka stock exchanges.

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