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Masayoshi Son

Representative Director, Corporate Officer, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

Masayoshi Son serves as Representative Director, Corporate Officer, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer at SoftBank Group.

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FigureAsia Asia Wealth Index

Snapshot as of 15 July 2026

Asia wealth rank: No. 5
Estimated net worth: $76.7B
Primary market: Japan
Field: AI capital, semiconductor architecture and infrastructure formation

Overview

Professional record

Masayoshi Son serves as Representative Director, Corporate Officer, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer at SoftBank Group. Masayoshi Son's work spans AI capital, semiconductor architecture and infrastructure formation.

Profile

Personal details

Full name: Masayoshi Son
Native name: 孫正義
Born: 11 August 1957
Birthplace: Tosu
Citizenship: Japan
Organisation: SoftBank Group
Industry: AI capital, semiconductor architecture and infrastructure formation
Source of wealth: Telecom, Investments
Occupation: entrepreneur, engineer
Education: University of California, Berkeley; Holy Names University

FigureAsia Record

Selected recognition

2026 FigureAsia Asia Wealth Index No. 5 2026 Top Tech Leaders 2026 No. 7 2026 Top 100 Business Leaders 2026 No. 9 2026 Top 100 CEOs 2026 No. 9 2025 Asia's Top Investors 2025 No. 1 2025 Asia's Top Entrepreneurs 2025 No. 3 2025 Asia's Top Founders 100 2025 No. 7 2025 Asia's Top Business Leaders 2025 No. 9 2025 Asia's Top CEOs 100 2025 No. 9 2025 Asia's Top AI Leaders 2025 No. 10 2024 Asia's Top Founders 2024 No. 8 2024 Asia's Top Business Leaders 2024 No. 11 2024 Asia's Top Self-Made Leaders 2024 No. 14 2023 Asia's Top Founders 2023 No. 2 2023 Asia's Top Investors 2023 No. 2 2023 Asia's Future 100 2023 No. 5 2023 Asia's Top Tech Leaders 2023 No. 8 2023 Asia's Top Self-Made Leaders 2023 No. 9 2022 Asia's Top Tech Leaders 2022 No. 8 2022 Asia's Top CEOs 2022 No. 14 2021 Asia's Top CEOs 2021 No. 4 2021 Asia's Top Tech Leaders 2021 No. 11 2021 Asia's Most Influential Leaders 2021 No. 29 2020 Asia's Top CEOs 2020 No. 7 2020 FigureAsia 100: Asia's Most Influential Leaders 2020 No. 7 2020 Asia's Top Founders 2020 No. 13 2019 Asia's Top CEOs 2019 No. 4 2019 Asia's Top Founders 2019 No. 4 2019 FigureAsia 100: Asia's Top CEOs 2019 No. 4 2019 Asia's Most Influential Leaders 2019 No. 10 2018 Asia's Top Investors 2018 No. 1 2018 Asia's Top CEOs 2018 No. 3 2018 Asia's Top Tech Leaders 2018 No. 3 2018 Asia's Most Influential Leaders 2018 No. 6 2017 Asia's Top Founders 2017 No. 2 2016 Asia's Top CEOs 2016 No. 3 2016 Asia's Top Tech Leaders 2016 No. 4 2016 Asia's Most Influential Leaders 2016 No. 7