Are you curious to know who the richest Japanese people are in 2025? Based on the latest data from Forbes and other reliable sources, I present below the billionaires who lead the ranking in Japan today.
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The 10 richest Japanese in 2025
The following list shows the 10 richest Japanese in 2025, along with their respective net worths and main sources of wealth:
| Position | Name | Net Worth | Source of Wealth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tadashi Yanai & Family | US$ 47.83 billion | Retail (Fast Retailing/Uniqlo) |
| 2 | Masayoshi Son | US$ 28.06 billion | Technology (SoftBank) |
| 3 | Takemitsu Takizaki | US$ 21.05 billion | Manufacturing (Keyence) |
| 4 | Yasumitsu Shigeta | US$ 7.00 billion | Telecommunications (Hikari Tsushin) |
| 5 | Takao Yasuda | US$ 5.46 billion | Retail (Don Quijote) |
| 6 | Takahisa Takahara | US$ 5.35 billion | Consumer Products (Unicharm) |
| 7 | Akira Mori & Family | US$ 4.79 billion | Real Estate (Mori Trust) |
| 8 | Hiroshi Mikitani | US$ 4.43 billion | E-commerce (Rakuten) |
| 9 | Masahiro Noda | US$ 4.38 billion | Technology (Obic) |
| 10 | Masahiro Miki | US$ 4.09 billion | Retail (ABC-Mart) |
Highlights and curiosities
- Tadashi Yanai, founder of Fast Retailing, the parent company of Uniqlo, regains the lead as the richest man in Japan, with a net worth of US$ 47.83 billion.
- Masayoshi Son, known for his investments in technology through SoftBank, holds the second position with US$ 28.06 billion.
- Takemitsu Takizaki, founder of Keyence, a sensor and industrial automation company, remains among the top three with US$ 21.05 billion.
- The list shows a diversity of sectors, including retail, technology, manufacturing, telecommunications, and real estate, reflecting the variety of the Japanese economy.
The 10 richest people in the world in 2025
The global list of billionaires has also changed since 2018. Below are the 10 richest people in the world in 2025, according to Forbes:
| Position | Name | Net Worth | Source of Wealth | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Elon Musk | US$ 433.9 billion | Tesla, SpaceX | United States |
| 2 | Jeff Bezos | US$ 239.4 billion | Amazon | United States |
| 3 | Mark Zuckerberg | US$ 211.8 billion | Meta (Facebook) | United States |
| 4 | Larry Ellison | US$ 204.6 billion | Oracle | United States |
| 5 | Bernard Arnault & family | US$ 181.3 billion | LVMH (luxury) | France |
| 6 | Larry Page | US$ 161.4 billion | United States | |
| 7 | Sergey Brin | US$ 154.0 billion | United States | |
| 8 | Warren Buffett | US$ 146.2 billion | Berkshire Hathaway | United States |
| 9 | Steve Ballmer | US$ 126.0 billion | Microsoft | United States |
| 10 | Jensen Huang | US$ 120.2 billion | NVIDIA | United States |
Comparison with the richest in the world
Although Japanese billionaires have impressive fortunes, they still lag behind global leaders. For example, in May 2025, Elon Musk leads the global ranking with a net worth of US$ 386.5 billion, followed by Jeff Bezos with US$ 201.6 billion. Tadashi Yanai, the richest in Japan, ranks 31st in the global ranking.
List of the 50 Richest Japanese
Here is the updated list of the 50 richest Japanese, according to the latest available data from Forbes in 2025. It is worth mentioning that the values undergo significant changes over the months.
| Position | Name | Net Worth | Source of Wealth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tadashi Yanai & family | US$ 38 billion | Retail (Fast Retailing/Uniqlo) |
| 2 | Masayoshi Son | US$ 27 billion | Technology (SoftBank) |
| 3 | Takemitsu Takizaki | US$ 21 billion | Manufacturing (Keyence) |
| 4 | Nobutada Saji & family | US$ 9.3 billion | Beverages (Suntory) |
| 5 | Sekiya Family | US$ 7.4 billion | Real Estate |
| 6 | Takahisa Takahara | US$ 6.4 billion | Consumer Products (Unicharm) |
| 7 | Shigenobu Nagamori | US$ 5.4 billion | Manufacturing (Nidec) |
| 8 | Hiroshi Mikitani | US$ 5.1 billion | E-commerce (Rakuten) |
| 9 | Masatoshi Ito | US$ 4.6 billion | Retail (Seven & I Holdings) |
| 10 | Akio Nitori | US$ 4 billion | Retail (Nitori) |
| 11 | Akira Mori & family | US$ 3.7 billion | Real Estate (Mori Trust) |
| 12 | Masahiro Noda | US$ 3.5 billion | Technology (Obic) |
| 13 | Yasumitsu Shigeta | US$ 3.2 billion | Telecommunications (Hikari Tsushin) |
| 14 | Masahiro Miki | US$ 3 billion | Retail (ABC-Mart) |
| 15 | Masateru Uno | US$ 3 billion | Pharmaceutical (Cosmos Pharmaceutical) |
| 16 | Takao Yasuda | US$ 2.7 billion | Retail (Don Quijote) |
| 17 | Yoichi & Keiko Erikawa | US$ 2.5 billion | Games (Koei) |
| 18 | Katsumi Tada | US$ 2.4 billion | Construction (Daito Trust) |
| 19 | Masaaki Arai | US$ 2.1 billion | Real Estate (Open House) |
| 20 | Eiichi Kuriwada | US$ 2.1 billion | Logistics (Sagawa Express) |
| 21 | Yuji Otsuka | US$ 2.1 billion | Technology (Otsuka Corporation) |
| 22 | Yusaku Maezawa | US$ 1.9 billion | E-commerce (Zozotown) |
| 23 | Kenji Kasahara | US$ 1.8 billion | Social Networks (mixi) |
| 24 | Katsumi Tada | US$ 1.5 billion | Construction (Daito Trust) |
| 25 | Hirokazu Sugiura & family | US$ 1.4 billion | Retail (Sugi Holdings) |
| 26 | Chizuko & Michio Matsui | US$ 1.3 billion | Finance (Matsui Securities) |
| 27 | Kazuo Okada & family | US$ 1.3 billion | Entertainment (Universal Entertainment) |
| 28 | Soichiro Fukutake | US$ 1.2 billion | Education (Benesse) |
| 29 | Yoshikazu Tanaka | US$ 1.1 billion | Technology (GREE) |
| 30 | Yoshiyuki Sankai | US$ 1.1 billion | Robotics (Cyberdyne) |
| 31 | Kazuo Inamori & family | US$ 1.1 billion | Electronics (Kyocera) |
| 32 | Nobutoshi Shimamura & family | US$ 1.1 billion | Retail (Shimamura) |
| 33 | Shoji Uehara | US$ 1 billion | Pharmaceutical (Taisho Pharmaceutical) |
| 34 | Hiroshi Ishibashi | US$ 980 million | Tires (Bridgestone) |
| 35 | Yoji Sato & family | US$ 965 million | Entertainment (Dynam) |
| 36 | Masayuki Ishihara | US$ 950 million | Entertainment (Heiwa) |
| 37 | Hajime Satomi | US$ 925 million | Entertainment (Sega Sammy Holdings) |
| 38 | Muneaki Masuda | US$ 910 million | Media (Culture Convenience Club) |
| 39 | Ryoichi Jinnai | US$ 900 million | Finance (Promise) |
| 40 | Masahiro Noda | US$ 870 million | Technology (Obic) |
| 41 | Yasuhiro Fukushima | US$ 850 million | Games (Square Enix) |
| 42 | Susumu Fujita | US$ 780 million | Media (Cyber Agent) |
| 43 | Kagemasa Kozuki | US$ 750 million | Games (Konami) |
| 44 | Yoshitaka Fukuda | US$ 740 million | Finance (Aiful) |
| 45 | Yoshiko Shinohara | US$ 680 million | Human Resources (Tempstaff) |
| 46 | Masatoshi Kumagai | US$ 670 million | Internet (GMO Internet) |
| 47 | Satoshi Suzuki | US$ 650 million | Cosmetics (Pola) |
| 48 | Tetsuro Funai | US$ 630 million | Electronics (Funai) |
| 49 | Kentaro Ogawa & family | US$ 600 million | Food (Zensho) |
| 50 | Hiroshi Yamauchi | US$ 590 million | Games (Nintendo) |
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