Masayoshi Son (Japanese: 孫 正義, romanized: Son Masayoshi, Korean: 손정의, romanized: Son Jeong-ui; born 11 August 1957) is a Japanese billionaire technology entrepreneur, investor and philanthropist.

Jan 24, 2025 · Son Masayoshi (born August 31, 1957, Saga prefecture, Kyushu, Japan) is a Japanese entrepreneur who served as chairman and CEO of Softbank Corp, a media and telecommunications company he founded in 1981. Son was a third-generation Korean with Japanese citizenship.

Son is looking to raise $100 billion to fund an AI chip initiative codenamed Izanagi, named after the Japanese god of creation. Son spent more than $100 million on a 9-acre estate in Silicon...

Jun 21, 2022 · Masayoshi Son is entitled to the second richest man in Japan and 74th richest man in the world according to the Forbes Rich List. He is also the founder and CEO of Softbank. Masayoshi Son is an industrialist, investor, and philanthropist.

Jan 5, 2025 · Masayoshi Son is widely recognized as the visionary founder, charismatic leader, and chief executive officer of the SoftBank Group. He’s one of the most prominent and influential entrepreneurs in the international arena. His rise from humble beginnings to billionaire status indeed reflects his hard work, innovative ability, and strategic flair.

Jun 21, 2024 · Masayoshi Son is Representative Director, Corporate Officer, Chairman & CEO of SoftBank Group Corp. He founded SOFTBANK Corp. Japan (currently SoftBank Group Corp.) in 1981 and has continued to serve as its chairman & CEO.

Dec 27, 2021 · At the age of 19, Son wrote a 50-year life plan to build a business empire. Now 45 years later, aged 64, he still regiments his life, dividing his daily diary into five-minute blocks. So hard did...

Nov 22, 2024 · With “Gambling Man: The Wild Ride of Japan’s Masayoshi Son”, Lionel Barber, the former editor-in-chief of the Financial Times, has produced a definitive and highly entertaining biography of this fascinating figure, who seems to be everywhere yet is strangely elusive.

OpenAI’s Sam Altman and SoftBank’s Masayoshi Son Are AI’s New Power Couple. Japanese conglomerate is in talks to spend up to $43 billion to boost the ChatGPT developer. By .

Dec 17, 2024 · Mitsunori’s son, Masayoshi, was born in the shack in 1957. Decades later he would wake in the night, haunted by the smell of coal smoke and pigshit. Mitsunori would become wealthy, clawing his way into affluence through a string of businesses: the pig revenue supported new ventures in booze, unsecured lending and the compulsive gambling ...