List of Japanese people by net worth

Adapted from the English Wikipedia article List of Japanese people by net worth, available under CC BY-SA 4.0Updated 11 August 2025

This compilation ranks Japan's wealthiest individuals according to their net worth, as reported in the yearly Forbes listings.

2022

According to Forbes The World's Billionaires 2022

#	Name	Age	Net Worth	Source of Wealth
1	Tadashi Yanai	73	US$26.1 billion	Fast Retailing
2	Takemitsu Takizaki	76	US$23.9 billion	Keyence
3	Masayoshi Son	64	US$21.3 billion	Softbank
4	Takahisa Takahara	60	US$6.4 billion	Unicharm
5	Shigenobu Nagamori	77	US$5.4 billion	Nidec
6	Hiroshi Mikitani	60	US$5.1 billion	Rakuten
7	Masatoshi Ito	97	US$4.6 billion	Seven & I Holdings Co.
8	Akio Nitori	71	US$4.0 billion	Nitori
9	Akira Mori & family	78	US$3.7 billion	Mori Trust
10	Masahiro Noda	83	US$3.5 billion	Obic
11	Yasumitsu Shigeta	57	US$3.2 billion	Hikari Tsushin, Inc. [jp]
12	Masahiro Miki	59	US$3.0 billion	ABC-Mart
12	Masateru Uno	75	US$3.0 billion	Cosmos Pharmaceutical
14	Takao Yasuda [ja]	72	US$2.7 billion	Don Quijote
15	Yoichi & Keiko Erikawa	N/A	US$2.5 billion	Koei
16	Katsumi Tada	76	US$2.4 billion	Daito Trust Construction
17	Masaaki Arai	56	US$2.1 billion	Open House
17	Eiichi Kuriwada	75	US$2.1 billion	Sagawa Express
17	Yuji Otsuka	68	US$2.1 billion	Otsuka Corporation
20	Yusaku Maezawa	46	US$1.9 billion	Zozotown

2015

As per Forbes Japan's Richest 2015

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2013

Derived from Forbes Japan's Richest 2013

#	Name	Age	Net Worth	Source of Wealth
1	Tadashi Yanai	66	US$21.1 billion	Fast Retailing
2	Masayoshi Son	57	US$13.9 billion	Softbank
3	Nobutada Saji & family	69	US$10.9 billion	Suntory
4	Hiroshi Mikitani	50	US$10.5 billion	Rakuten
5	Takemitsu Takizaki	69	US$8.8 billion	Keyence
6	Keiichiro Takahara	84	US$5.4 billion	Unicharm

2 || Tadashi Yanai & family || 64 || US$15.5 billion || Fast Retailing || 3 || Nobutada Saji & family || 67 || US$10.7 billion || Suntory || 4 || Hiroshi Mikitani || 50 || US$6.4 billion || Rakuten || 5 || Kunio Busujima & family || 88 || US$5.2 billion || Sankyo || 6 || Akira Mori & family || 77 || US$5 billion || Mori Trust || 7 || Takemitsu Takizaki || 68 || US$4.7 billion || Keyence || 8 || Han Chang-Woo & family || 82 || US$3.4 billion || Maruhan || 9 || Keiichiro Takahara || 82 || US$3.3 billion || Unicharm || 10 || Masatoshi Ito || 89 || US$2.8 billion || Seven & I Holdings Co. || 11 || Shoji Uehara || 84 || US$2.5 billion || Taisho Pharmaceutical || 12 || Masahiro Miki || 57 || US$2.4 billion || ABC-Mart || 13 || Hiroshi Yamauchi || 85 || US$2.1 billion || Nintendo || 14 || Hiroko Takei & family || N/A || US$2 billion || Takefuji || Widow of Yasuo Takei 15 || Yoshikazu Tanaka || 36 || US$1.9 billion || GREE, Inc. || 16 || Yasumitsu Shigeta || 48 || US$1.65 billion || Hikari Tsushin || 17 || Kanazawa brothers || N/A || US$1.6 billion || Sanyo Bussan || 18 || Kinoshita brothers || N/A || US$1.56 billion ||= Acom ||= (Kyosuke, Shigeyoshi, Katsuhiro) 19 ||= Katsumi Tada ||= 68 ||= US$1.52 billion ||= Daito Trust Construction 20 ||= Kazuo Okada & family ||= 70 ||= US$1.5 billion ||= Universal Entertainment Corporation 21 ||= Chizuko & Michio Matsui ||= N/A ||= US$1.4 billion ||= Matsui Securities 22 ||= Minoru & Yuji Otsuka ||= N/A ||= US$1.34 billion ||= Otsuka Corporation 23 ||= Shigenobu Nagamori ||= 68 ||= US$1.3 billion ||= Nidec 24 ||= Tada brothers ||= N/A ||= US $1 .26 billion ||= Sundrug ||= (Naoki and Takashi) 25 ||= (Soichiro Fukutake) ||= 67 ||= (US $1 .25 billion) ||= Benesse Corporation 26 ||= (Kagemasa Kozuki) ||= 72 ||= (US $1 .2 billion) ||= Konami Holdings Corporation 27 ||= (Hajime Satomi) ||= 71 ||= (US $1 .17 billion) ||= Sega Sammy Holdings Inc. 28 ||= (Ryoichi Jinnai) ||= 86 ||= (US $1 .1 billion) ||= Promise Co., Ltd. 29 ||= (Takao Yasuda) ||= 64 ||= (US $1 .08 billion) ||= Don Quijote Co., Ltd.

#	Name	Age	Net Worth	Source of Wealth	Notes
1	Masayoshi Son	55	US$22.3 billion	Softbank

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2012

According to Forbes Japan's Richest 2012

#	Name	Age	Net Worth	Source of Wealth
1	Tadashi Yanai & family	63	US$10.6 billion	Fast Retailing
2	Nobutada Saji & family	66	US$7.9 billion	Suntory
3	Masayoshi Son	54	US$6.9 billion	Softbank
4	Hiroshi Mikitani	47	US$6.3 billion	Rakuten
5	Kunio Busujima & family	86	US$5.7 billion	Sankyo
6	Takemitsu Takizaki	66	US$4 billion	Keyence
7	Yoshikazu Tanaka	35	US$3.5 billion	GREE, Inc.
8	Akira Mori & family	75	US$3.2 billion	Mori Trust
9	Keiichiro Takahara	81	US$2.9 billion	Unicharm
10	Han Chang-Woo & family	81	US$2.8 billion	Maruhan
11	Hiroshi Yamauchi	84	US$2.7 billion	Nintendo
12	Masatoshi Ito	87	US$2.6 billion	Seven & I Holdings Co.
13	Eitaro Itoyama	69	US$2.5 billion	Shin Nihon Kanko
14	Masahiro Miki	56	US$2.4 billion	ABC-Mart
15	Hiroko Takei & family	70	US$2 billion	Takefuji
16	Katsumi Tada	66	US$1.9 billion	Daito Trust Construction
17	Shigenobu Nagamori	67	US$1.8 billion	Nidec
18	Kazuo Okada & family	69	US$1.6 billion	Universal Entertainment Corporation
19	Soichiro Fukutake	66	US$1.5 billion	Benesse
20	(Kanazawa brothers)		US$1.4 billion	Sanyo Bussan
21	(Kinoshita brothers)		US$1.3 billion	Acom
22	Ryoichi Jinnai	85	US$1.25 billion	Promise
23	Akio Nitori	68	US$1.2 billion	Nitori
24	(Kanbei Kokubu) & family	72	US$1.18 billion	Kokubu
25	Hajime Satomi	70	US$1.15 billion	Sega Sammy Holdings
26	Nobutoshi Shimamura & family	86	US$1.1 billion	Shimamura
27	Minoru & Yuji Otsuka	89/59	US$1.05 billion	Otsuka Corporation
28	Tetsuro Funai	85	US$1 billion	Funai
29	Yasumitsu Shigeta	47	US$990 million	Hikari Tsushin
30	Yusaku Maezawa	36	US$950 million	Zozotown
31	Kazuo Inamori & family	80	US$940 million	Kyocera
32	Takao Yasuda	62	US$930 million	Don Quijote
33	Chizuko & Michio Matsui	57/58	US$910 million	Matsui Securities
34	(Tada brothers)		US$900 million	Sundrug
35	(Muneaki Masuda)	61	US$850 million	Culture Convenience Club
36	(Shoji Uehara)	84	US$800 million	Taisho Pharmaceutical
37	(Hirokazu Sugiura) & family	60	US$740 million	Sugi Holdings
38	(Hiroshi Ishibashi)	63	US$670 million	Bridgestone
39	(Yasuhiro Fukushima)	64	US$660 million	Square Enix
40	(Kentaro Ogawa)	64	US$650 million	Zensho

2010

According to Forbes Japan's Richest 2010

#	Name	Age	Net Worth	Source of Wealth	Notes
1	Tadashi Yanai	60	US$9.2 billion	Fast Retailing
2	Nobutada Saji	64	US$8.6 billion	Suntory
3	Akira Mori	73	US$6.1 billion	Mori Trust
4	Masayoshi Son	52	US$5.6 billion	Softbank
5	Kunio Busujima	84	US$5.3 billion	Sankyo
6	Hiroshi Mikitani	44	US$4.7 billion	Rakuten
7	Hiroshi Yamauchi	82	US$3.8 billion	Nintendo
8	Eitaro Itoyama	67	US$3.4 billion	Shin Nihon Kanko
9	Takemitsu Takizaki	64	US$2.9 billion	Keyence
10	Hiroko Takei	68	US$2.5 billion	Takefuji	Relatives of the late Yasuo Takei
11	Masahiro Miki	54	US$2.1 billion	ABC-Mart
12	Keiichiro Takahara	78	US$1.95 billion	Unicharm
13	Shigenobu Nagamori	65	US$1.9 billion	Nidec
14	Masatoshi Ito	85	US$1.85 billion	Ito-Yokado
15	Yokyu Kanzawa		US$1.8 billion	Sanyo Bussan
16	Katsumi Tada	64	US$1.75 billion	Daito Trust Construction
17	Han Chang-Woo	78	US$1.7 billion	Maruhan
18	Yoshikazu Tanaka	32	US$1.6 billion	GREE, Inc.
19	Soichiro Fukutake	64	US$1.4 billion	Benesse
20	Minoru Mori	75	US$1.35 billion	Mori Building Company
21	Tetsuro Funai	83	(approx.) US$1.3 billion	Funai Electric
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2007

Based on Forbes Japan's Richest 2007

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#	Name	Age	Net Worth	Source of Wealth	Notes
1	Akira Mori	69	US$5.5 billion	Mori Trust
2	Masayoshi Son	49	US$5.45 billion	Softbank
3	(79)	Hiroshi Yamauchi	US$4.8 billion	Nintendo
4	(82)	Kunio Busujima	US$4.3 billion	Sankyo
5	(65)	Hiroko Takei	US$4 billion	Takefuji	Relatives of the late Yasuo Takei
6	(61)	Nobutada Saji	US$3.9 billion	Suntory
7	(65)	Eitaro Itoyama	US$3.8 billion	Shin Nihon Kanko
8	(58)	Tadashi Yanai	US$3.6 billion	Fast Retailing
9	(62)	Takemitsu Takizaki	US$2.7 billion	Keyence
10	(83)	Masatoshi Ito	US$2.6 billion	Ito-Yokado
11	(59)	Yoshitaka Fukuda	US$2.5 billion	Aiful
12		Kinoshita brothers	US$2.37 billion	Acom	Kyosuke, Shigeyoshi, and Katsuhiro Kinoshita
13	(42)	Hiroshi Mikitani	US$2.2 billion	Rakuten
14	(64)	Kazuo Okada	US$2.1 billion	Aruze
15	(82)	Fukuzo Iwasaki	US$2 billion	Iwasaki Sangyo
16	(64)	Toichi Takenaka	US$1.9 billion	Takenaka Corporation
17	(51)	Masahiro Miki	US$1.8 billion	ABC-Mart
18	(68)	Kanbei Kokubu	US$1.7 billion	Kokubu
19	(80)	Ryoichi Jinnai	US$1.4 billion	Promise
20	(42)	Yasumitsu Shigeta	US$1.37 billion	Hikari Tsushin
21	(80)	Tetsuro Funai	(US$1.34) billion	Funai Electric
22	(53)	Shigenobu Nagamori	US$1.3 billion	Nidec
23	(59)	Kenshin Oshima	US$1.2 billion	SFCG
24	(84/53)	Minoru Otsuka, Yuji Otsuka	US$1.16 billion	Otsuka Corporation
25	(76)	Han Chang-Woo	US$1.16 billion	Maruhan
26	(65)	Hajime Satomi	US$1.14 billion	Sega Sammy Holdings
27	(61)	Soichiro Fukutake	US$1.11 billion	Benesse
28	(60)	Tadahiro Yoshida	US$1.1 billion	YKK Group
29	(52/54)	Chizuko Matsui, Michio Matsui	US$1.09 billion	Matsui Securities

2006

According to Forbes Japan's Richest List of 2006

#	Name	Age	Net Worth	Wealth Origin	Remarks
1	Masayoshi Son	48	US$7 billion	Softbank
2	Yasuo Takei	76	US$5.6 billion	Takefuji
3	Kunio Busujima	81	US$5.4 billion	Sankyo
4	Nobutada Saji	60	US$5 billion	Suntory
5	Akira Mori	68	US$4.9 billion	Mori Trust
6	Hiroshi Mikitani	41	US$4.5 billion	Rakuten
7	Tadashi Yanai	57	US$4.4 billion	Fast Retailing
8	Eitaro Itoyama	64	US$4.3 billion	Shin Nihon Kanko
9	Kinoshita brothers		US$3.5 billion	Acom	Kyosuke, Shigeyoshi, and Katsuhiro Kinoshita
10	Masatoshi Ito	82	US$3.3 billion	Ito-Yokado
11	Takemitsu Takizaki	61	US$3 billion	Keyence
12	Yoshitaka Fukuda	58	US$2.8 billion	Aiful
13	Fukuzo Iwasaki	81	US$2.4 billion	Iwasaki Sangyo
14	Hiroshi Yamauchi	78	US$2.2 billion	Nintendo
15	Yasumitsu Shigeta	41	US$1.9 billion	Hikari Tsushin
16	Tetsuro Funai	79	US$1.85 billion	Funai Electric
17	Ryoichi Jinnai	79	US$1.75 billion	Promise
18	Shigenobu Nagamori	52	US$1.7 billion	Nidec
19	Kazuo Okada	63	US$1.55 billion	Aruze
20	Minoru & Yuji Otsuka	83/52	US$1.5 billion	Otsuka Corporation
21	Kenshin Oshima	58	US$1.4 billion	SFCG
22	Hideo Morita	54	US$1.35 billion	Sony	Son of the late Akio Morita
23	Tadahiro Yoshida	59	US$1.3 billion	YKK
24	Soichiro Fukutake	60	US$1.28 billion	Benesse
25	Reijiro Kobayashi	78	US$1.25 billion	KOSÉ
26	Yoshiaki Tsutsumi	72	US$1.2 billion	Seibu Railway
27	Hajime Satomi	64	US$1.17 billion	Sega Sammy Holdings
28	Han Chang-Woo	75	US$1.15 billion	Maruhan
29	Toichi Takenaka	63	US$1 billion	Takenaka Corporation
30	Masakazu Shiiki	78	US$980 million	Sanyo Shinpan

1996

Derived from Forbes World's Billionaires 1996

#	Name	Net Worth	Wealth Origin	Remarks
1	Yoshiaki Tsutsumi	US$9.2 billion	Seibu Railway
2	Yasuo Takei	US$5.2 billion	Takefuji
3	Masayoshi Son	US$4.6 billion	Softbank
4	Masatoshi Ito	US$4 billion	Ito-Yokado
5	Iwasaki family	US$4 billion	Iwasaki Sangyo]\|
6	Minoru Mori & Akira Mori	US$3.9 billion	Mori Building Company\|
7	Keizo Saji	US$3.2 billion	Suntory\|
8	Kyosuke Kinoshita	US$3.1 billion	Acom\|
9	Goroemon Yoshimoto	US$2.5 billion	\|
10	Rinji Shino	US$2.5 billion	\|
11	Yasuyuki Nambu	US$2.5 billion	Pasona\|
12	Hisakichi Yamaguchi	US$2.4 billion	\|
13	Kanichiro Ishibashi	US$2.4 billion	Bridgestone\|
14	Eitaro Itoyama	US$2.3 billion	Shin Nihon Kanko\|
15	Akio Morita	US$2.3 billion	Sony\|
16	Akihiko Otsuka	US$2.2 billion	Otsuka Pharmaceutical\|
17	Kazuo Matsuda	US$2.2 billion	\|
18	Masahiro Ohga	US$2.1 billion	\|
19	Ryoichi Jinnai	US$2.1 billion	Promise\|
20	Shoji Uehara	US$1.9 billion	Taisho Pharmaceutical\|
21	Masakuni Osano	US$1.7 billion	ja:国際興業#Kokusai Kogyo (International Industry):
22	Kenkichi Nakajima	US$1.6 billion	Heiwa Corporation\|
23	Kunio Busujima	US$1.6 billion	Sankyo\|
24	Kenshin Oshima	US$1.5 billion	SFCG Co., Ltd.
25	Takemitsu Takizaki	US$1.4 billion	Keyence\|
26	Hiroshi Yamauchi	US$1.4 billion	Nintendo\|
27	Tadahiro Yoshida	US$1.3 billion	YKK Group\|
28-31		Multiple individuals
32-37		Various persons
38-40		Families and individuals		Including Otani family, Toyoda family (Toyota Motor Corporation) and Junichi Murata (businessman)\|

1991

According to Forbes World's Billionaires 1991

#	Name	Net Worth	Source of Wealth
1	Taikichiro Mori	US$15 billion	Mori Building Company
2	Yoshiaki Tsutsumi	Over US$14 billion	Seibu Railway
3	Kitaro Watanabe	Exceeding US$7 billion	Azabu Building
4	Kenkichi Nakajima and family	US$6.1 billion	Heiwa Corporation
5	Takenaka family	US$5.4 billion	Takenaka Corporation
6	Yoneichi Otani and family	US$5 billion	New Otani Hotels
7	Hirotomo Takei	US$4.5 billion
8	Family of Tetsuo Ohga	Above US$4 billion
9	Hattori family	US$3.5 billion	Seiko
10	Ken Hayashibara	US$3 billion	Hayashibara Co., Ltd.
11-14	Several families and individuals	Approximately US$3 billion each	Includes Isono family (Meidi-Ya ), Junichi Murata and family (Murata Machinery ), among others
15-20	Various persons and families	Between US$2.7 and 2.9 billion	Featuring Eitaro Itoyama, Hisakichi Yamaguchi, Al-Rajhi family, and others

References

Forbes.com: Japan's 50 Richest:

2013

Forbes.com: Japan's 40 Richest: