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Billionaires in Japan
There are 44 ranked billionaires in Japan in our records, with combined latest estimates of $234 billion. The richest is Tadashi Yanai at $65.6 billion as of October 2026.
Ranked
44
Combined
$234B
Self-made
32
Women
2
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Richest people in Japan
| World rank | Name | Net worth | Source of wealth | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | Tadashi Yanai 77 Fast Retailing (Uniqlo) | $65.6B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Fast Retailing (Uniqlo) | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 32 | Masayoshi Son 69 SoftBank Group | $59.4B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | SoftBank Group | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 109 | Takemitsu Takizaki 81 Keyence | $23.4B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Keyence | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 694 | Yasumitsu Shigeta 61 Mobile phone retailer | $5.9B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Mobile phone retailer | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1005 | Masahiro Noda 88 Software | $4.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Software | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1055 | Takao Yasuda 77 Retail | $4.0B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Retail | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1070 | Yuji Otsuka 72 Copy machines, software | $4.0B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Copy machines, software | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1078 | Masahiro Miki 71 Shoes | $3.9B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Shoes | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1094 | Takahisa Takahara 65 Personal care goods | $3.9B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Personal care goods | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1110 | Akira Mori 90 Real estate | $3.8B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Real estate | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1111 | Kagemasa Kozuki 85 Video games | $3.8B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Video games | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1370 | Hiroshi Mikitani 61 Online retail | $3.1B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Online retail | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1403 | Akio Nitori 82 Home furnishings | $3.0B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Home furnishings | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1818 | Hiroshi Ishibashi 80 Tires | $2.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Tires | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1826 | Katsumi Tada 81 Real estate | $2.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Real estate | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1860 | Masaaki Arai 60 Real estate | $2.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Real estate | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1931 | Yasuhiro Fukushima 79 Video games | $2.1B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Video games | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 2175 | Shigenobu Nagamori 82 Motors | $1.9B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Motors | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 2185 | Masateru Uno 79 Drugstores | $1.9B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Drugstores | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 2257 | Fumio Kaneko 70 Waste management | $1.8B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Waste management | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 2305 | Fumio Sakiya 81 Manufacturing | $1.8B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Manufacturing | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 2345 | Hisao Nagata 70 Retail | $1.7B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Retail | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 2469 | Yoshiaki Yoshida 85 Cosmetics | $1.6B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Cosmetics | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 2547 | Hajime Satomi 84 Video games, Pachinko | $1.5B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Video games, Pachinko | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 2553 | Kenzo Tsujimoto 85 Video games | $1.5B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Video games | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 2554 | Yusaku Maezawa 50 Zozotown | $1.5B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Zozotown | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 2642 | Shigefumi Wada 74 Software | $1.5B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Software | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 2733 | Tsuyoshi Matsushita 56 Fitness products | $1.4B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Fitness products | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 2796 | Nobutada Saji 80 Beverages | $1.4B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Beverages | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 2938 | Yasuhide Uno 63 Payment services | $1.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Payment services | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 3004 | Junro Ito 68 Retail | $1.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Retail | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 3032 | Shintaro Tsuji 98 Hello Kitty | $1.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Hello Kitty | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 3036 | Hisako Yamamoto Retail | $1.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Retail | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 3037 | Yasuhisa Ito Retail | $1.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Retail | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 3099 | Kenji Kasahara 50 Social network | $1.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Social network | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 3103 | Ryuji Arai 80 Electronics Retail | $1.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Electronics Retail | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 3110 | Takaya Awata 64 Restaurants | $1.2B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Restaurants | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 3131 | Hideyuki Busujima 71 Sankyo (pachinko) | $1.1B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Sankyo (pachinko) | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 3138 | Hiroyuki Inoue 81 Steel products | $1.1B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Steel products | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 3149 | Eiichi Kuriwada 80 Package delivery | $1.1B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Package delivery | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 3154 | Keiko Erikawa 77 Video games | $1.1B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Video games | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 3157 | Yoichi Erikawa 75 Video games | $1.1B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Video games | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 3172 | Yuan Kokuei 52 Crypto exchange | $1.1B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Crypto exchange | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 3354 | Soichiro Minami 50 Internet and software | $1.0B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Internet and software | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
Questions people ask
Who is the richest person in Japan?
Tadashi Yanai is the richest person in Japan in the BillionaireList ranking, with a latest public estimate of $65.6 billion dated October 2026.
How many billionaires are there in Japan?
44 people associated with Japan are ranked here: their latest public estimate is above one billion dollars and dated on or after 1 September 2026. Older estimates are not counted.
Which industries do billionaires in Japan come from?
Retail (13), Media and entertainment (8), Technology (7) lead in our records.
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