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Masayoshi Son

Masayoshi Son

Masayoshi Son (#21)

Global Rank #21
Country Rank #1
Country Japan

Masayoshi Son is listed among the world billionaires tracked by Iconic Billionaires.

  • $ 100 B
  • Telecom, Investments
  • Japan
  • M
  • 68 Years

Snapshot

Quick Facts

Global Rank #21
Country Rank #1
Net Worth $100.4B
Previous Worth $99.4B
Worth Change +$1.0B
Country Japan
Industry Telecom, Investments
Age 68 Years
Gender M
Worth As Of May 3, 2026
Residence Tokyo, Japan
Citizenship Japan
World Billionaires List Japan Billionaires Telecom, Investments

Profile Data

Personal Stats

Age 68
Source Of Wealth Telecom, Investments, Self Made
Residence Tokyo, Japan
Citizenship Japan
Marital Status Married
Children 2
Education Bachelor of Arts/Science, University of California, Berkeley
Net Worth Change +$1.0B +1.0% from previous worth
Previous Net Worth $99.4B
Current Net Worth $100.4B

Worth as of May 3, 2026

About Me

Masayoshi Son founded and runs investment giant SoftBank Group, which reported net profit of 3.2 trillion yen ($20.5 billion) on sales of 5.7 trillion yen ($37 billion) for the nine months ended December 31, 2025. Investors in Son's Vision Fund 1 include Apple, Qualcomm, Foxconn, the family office of billionaire Larry Ellison and Saudi Arabia's sovereign fund. The Vision Funds have invested in over 400 companies, including ride-share firm Grab, Korean e-commerce leader Coupang and India's food-delivery platform Swiggy. Son is investing billions of dollars in AI, including in the $500 billion Stargate Project, in partnership with OpenAI, Oracle and MGX, to build AI infrastructure in the U.S. In November 2025, SoftBank sold its entire stake in chipmaker Nvidia for nearly $6 billion to fund its investment in OpenAI. It plans to invest $30 billion in three tranches between April and October 2026.

Achievements

Forbes List Highlights

A snapshot of the list placements and rankings connected to Masayoshi Son.

#36
Billionaires (2026)
#2
Japan's 50 Richest (2025)
#55
Powerful People (2018)
#10
Richest In Tech (2017)

Insights

Did You Know?

In 2024, SoftBank Group announced a joint venture with Riyadh-based investment firm Alat, for manufacturing industrial robots.

The name SoftBank was originally intended to mean a software bank or repository and not a real bank.

Wealth Growth

Net Worth Growth Over Time

Tracking Masayoshi Son's net worth journey over the years, highlighting key growth phases and financial milestones.

Worth Trend Net Worth Growth
Period Change Worth Movement
Current Net Worth: $100.4B (May 3, 2026)

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