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Hisao Nagata

Hisao Nagata

Hisao Nagata (#2334)

Global Rank #2334
Country Rank #24
Country Japan

Hisao Nagata is listed among the world billionaires tracked by Iconic Billionaires.

  • $ 2 B
  • Retail
  • Japan
  • M
  • 70 Years

Snapshot

Quick Facts

Global Rank #2,334
Country Rank #24
Net Worth $1.8B
Previous Worth $1.8B
Worth Change +$0.0B
Country Japan
Industry Retail
Age 70 Years
Gender M
Worth As Of May 4, 2026
Last Refreshed 17 Sep 2026, 12:00 AM
Residence Fukuoka, Japan
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Personal Stats

Age 70
Source Of Wealth Retail
Residence Fukuoka, Japan
Citizenship Japan
Net Worth Change +$0.0B +0.0% from previous worth
Previous Net Worth $1.8B
Current Net Worth $1.8B

Worth as of May 4, 2026

About Me

Hisao Nagata is the founder and chairman of Trial Holdings, a discount supermarket chain with interests in retail IT and developing AI systems. His son Hiroyuki is a director. Nagata's father, Oumi, opened a thrift store called Asahiya in 1974 in Fukuoka, which Hisao took over in 1981. Three years later, he changed the name to Trial Company and also started a software developer focusing on retail. Trial has developed technology to decrease labor costs and increase efficiency, including self-checkout shopping carts and AI-powered cameras to gather shopper behavior data and monitor inventory. Trial has over 600 stores in Japan and posted $5.2 billion in revenue in the fiscal year ended in June 2025. In March 2024, Trial was listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange's Growth bourse.

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Did You Know?

The first Trial discount store opened in 1992.

Nagata has written books on retail AI and digitization, including one in 2022 titled 'How to Win the Retail Digital Transformation.'

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Current Net Worth: $1.8B (May 4, 2026)

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