Richest people in Japan
44 billionaires worth a combined $241B, ranked by Forbes real-time estimates on October 11, 2026. Masayoshi Son leads at $69.8B.
Ranking
| Name | Rank | Net worth | Since 2026 list | Age | Source | Country |
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| Masayoshi Son | 29 | $69.8B | +$18.3B | 69 | Telecom, Investments | Japan |
| Tadashi Yanai & family | 31 | $62.5B | +$655M | 77 | Fashion retail | Japan |
| Takemitsu Takizaki | 107 | $24.1B | +$3.8B | 81 | Sensors | Japan |
| Yasumitsu Shigeta | 690 | $6.0B | -$1.0B | 61 | Mobile phone retailer | Japan |
| Masahiro Noda | 1043 | $4.1B | +$699M | 88 | Software | Japan |
| Yuji Otsuka | 1091 | $3.9B | +$705M | 72 | Copy machines, software | Japan |
| Masahiro Miki | 1093 | $3.9B | +$191M | 71 | Shoes | Japan |
| Takao Yasuda | 1119 | $3.8B | -$2.0B | 77 | Retail | Japan |
| Akira Mori & family | 1121 | $3.8B | -$1.3B | 90 | Real estate | Japan |
| Takahisa Takahara | 1142 | $3.7B | -$494M | 65 | Personal care goods | Japan |
| Kagemasa Kozuki | 1155 | $3.7B | +$272M | 85 | Video games | Japan |
| Hiroshi Mikitani | 1320 | $3.2B | -$674M | 61 | Online retail | Japan |
| Akio Nitori | 1434 | $2.9B | -$1M | 82 | Home furnishings | Japan |
| Katsumi Tada | 1845 | $2.2B | -$67M | 81 | Real estate | Japan |
| Hiroshi Ishibashi | 1865 | $2.2B | +$7M | 80 | Tires | Japan |
| Masaaki Arai | 1903 | $2.2B | -$942M | 60 | Real estate | Japan |
| Yasuhiro Fukushima | 1999 | $2.1B | +$169M | 79 | Video games | Japan |
| Shigenobu Nagamori | 2030 | $2.0B | -$462M | 82 | Motors | Japan |
| Fumio Sakiya | 2039 | $2.0B | +$731M | 81 | Manufacturing | Japan |
| Masateru Uno & family | 2211 | $1.9B | -$130M | 79 | Drugstores | Japan |
| Hisao Nagata | 2308 | $1.8B | -$505M | 70 | Retail | Japan |
| Fumio Kaneko | 2371 | $1.7B | -$61M | 69 | Waste management | Japan |
| Yoshiaki Yoshida | 2493 | $1.6B | -$73M | 85 | Cosmetics | Japan |
| Yusaku Maezawa | 2590 | $1.5B | -$57M | 50 | Online retail | Japan |
| Tsuyoshi Matsushita | 2593 | $1.5B | n/a | 56 | fitness products | Japan |
| Kenzo Tsujimoto | 2611 | $1.5B | +$227M | 85 | Video games | Japan |
| Hajime Satomi | 2634 | $1.5B | +$213M | 84 | Video games, Pachinko | Japan |
| Shigefumi Wada | 2724 | $1.4B | +$248M | 74 | Software | Japan |
| Nobutada Saji | 2839 | $1.4B | -$41M | 80 | Beverages | Japan |
| Yasuhide Uno | 2899 | $1.3B | -$81M | 63 | Payment services | Japan |
| Shintaro Tsuji | 3057 | $1.2B | -$404M | 98 | Hello Kitty | Japan |
| Junro Ito | 3066 | $1.2B | -$108M | 68 | Retail | Japan |
| Yuan Kokuei | 3074 | $1.2B | +$88M | 52 | Crypto exchange | Japan |
| Hisako Yamamoto | 3095 | $1.2B | -$125M | n/a | Retail | Japan |
| Yasuhisa Ito | 3095 | $1.2B | -$125M | n/a | Retail | Japan |
| Hideyuki Busujima | 3155 | $1.1B | -$65M | 74 | Pachinko machines | Japan |
| Kenji Kasahara | 3166 | $1.1B | n/a | 50 | social network | Japan |
| Keiko Erikawa | 3172 | $1.1B | -$77M | 77 | Video games | Japan |
| Hiroyuki Inoue | 3177 | $1.1B | -$78M | 81 | Steel products | Japan |
| Yoichi Erikawa | 3179 | $1.1B | -$79M | 75 | Video games | Japan |
| Takaya Awata | 3185 | $1.1B | +$19M | 64 | Restaurants | Japan |
| Ryuji Arai | 3203 | $1.1B | -$90M | 80 | Electronics Retail | Japan |
| Eiichi Kuriwada | 3227 | $1.1B | -$103M | 80 | Package delivery | Japan |
| Soichiro Minami | 3364 | $1.0B | n/a | 50 | Internet and software | Japan |
Wealth by industry
- Fashion & Retail: 15 billionaires, $92.6B combined, richest Tadashi Yanai & family
- Finance & Investments: 2 billionaires, $71.0B combined, richest Masayoshi Son
- Manufacturing: 4 billionaires, $29.3B combined, richest Takemitsu Takizaki
- Technology: 6 billionaires, $13.3B combined, richest Masahiro Noda
- Media & Entertainment: 6 billionaires, $10.6B combined, richest Kagemasa Kozuki
- Real Estate: 3 billionaires, $8.2B combined, richest Akira Mori & family
- Telecom: 1 billionaires, $6.0B combined, richest Yasumitsu Shigeta
- Gambling & Casinos: 2 billionaires, $2.6B combined, richest Hajime Satomi
- Food & Beverage: 2 billionaires, $2.5B combined, richest Nobutada Saji
- Automotive: 1 billionaires, $2.2B combined, richest Hiroshi Ishibashi
- Service: 1 billionaires, $1.7B combined, richest Fumio Kaneko
- Logistics: 1 billionaires, $1.1B combined, richest Eiichi Kuriwada
Questions people ask
Who is the richest person in Japan?
Masayoshi Son is the richest person in Japan, worth $69.8B on October 11, 2026, according to Forbes real-time estimates. Tadashi Yanai & family is next at $62.5B.
How many billionaires are there in Japan?
Forbes tracks 44 billionaires in Japan as of October 11, 2026, worth a combined $241B. The median net worth among them is $1.7B.
Are billionaires in Japan getting richer this year?
The 41 of them who were also on the 2026 Forbes billionaires list are up 7.8% (+$17.1B) together since that list, comparing each person's real-time worth with their figure on it.
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