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Masayoshi Son CEO
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Career Highlights
Awards & Recognition
Forbes World's Most Powerful People 45th place (2013)
Entrepreneur of the Year at The Asian Awards (2017)
Time's 100 Most Influential People in AI (2024)
Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Rosette (2018)
Forbes World's Billionaires 65th place (2025)
Notable Facts
Founder, Chairman and CEO of SoftBank Group Corp, a $100+ billion technology investment conglomerate
Ranks 65th on Forbes World's Billionaires list (2025) with estimated $55 billion net worth
Early $20 million investment in Alibaba became worth $132 billion by 2018
Created the world's largest technology-focused Vision Fund with over $100 billion in capital
Recently pledged $100 billion investment in US infrastructure with Trump administration
Chairman of UK-based Arm Holdings and US-based Stargate LLC
Lost over $59 billion during dot-com crash of 2000 - historically record personal loss
Founded renewable energy initiatives after Fukushima disaster
Known for bold investment strategies in AI, robotics, and emerging technologies
Regular keynote speaker at major technology and investment conferences globally
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