Masayoshi Net Worth 2024: Age, Height, Weight, Wife, Kids, Bio-Wiki

Masayoshi is a Japanese entrepreneur and investor. Through his holdings in Softbank, he bought a 76 percent share in Sprint. According to Forbes, he is the second richest Japanese man despite having the distinction of losing the money in history(approx. $70 billion).

Maybe you know about Masayoshi very well, but do you know how old and tall is he and what is his net worth in 2024? If you do not know, we have prepared this article about the details of Masayoshi’s short biography-wiki, career, professional life, personal life, today’s net worth, age, height, weight, and more facts. Well, if you’re ready, let’s start.

Early Life & Biography

Born on August 11, 1957, in Tosu, a city located in Japan. Masayoshi is a second-generation “Zainichi  Korean,” which is Japanese people of Korean descent. He finished high school within three weeks by giving the essential exams. At 19, he became confident after doing the graduation about the software will ignite the next commercial revolution. As a student, only he started his business and started earning during the days of graduation only. With the help of some professors, he invented an electric translator and that he sold to Sharp Corporation of $1.7 million. He started making more money and started perceiving his interests in the business.

Personal Life

Masayoshi came in relation to Masami Ohno while he was studying. They have two daughters. They currently reside in Tokyo in a beautiful home with inbuilt technology to mimic the weather conditions and also a golf range. He also owns SoftBank Hawks, a Japanese professional baseball.

Age, Height, and Weight

Being born on August 11, 1957, Masayoshi is 66 years old. His height is 1.77m tall, and his weight is 68kg.

Career

Masayoshi’s first business endeavor came when he was in college. With the help of some professors, he made an electric translator, which he sold to Sharp Corporation of $1.7 million. He had always been an early investor in the internet firms buying a share of Yahoo in 1995 and investing $20 million stakes into Alibaba after that. He also owns SoftBank Hawks, a professional Japanese baseball team.

SoftBank owns 29.5 percent of it, which is worth $ 108.7 billion. Through his holdings in Softbank, he bought a 76 percent share in Sprint. According to Forbes, he is the second richest Japanese man despite having the distinction of losing the money in history(approx. $70 billion during the dot com crash of 2000). He is well known for his $20 million early stakes into Alibaba in 1999. According to Forbes, he is a philanthropist.

Awards & Achievements

On awards and achievements so far, he has not received any award officially but is a wonderful innovator and a leading businessman of Japan.

Net Worth & Salary of Masayoshi in 2024

As of April 2024, Masayoshi has garnered a net worth of $15 billion. The majority of his earnings come from being an entrepreneur and investor. According to Forbes, he is the second richest Japanese man despite having the distinction of losing the money in history(approx. $70 billion during the dot com crash of 2000).

Masayoshi is one of the most influential Japanese entrepreneurs. According to Forbes, he is the second richest Japanese man despite having the distinction of losing the money in history(approx. $70 billion during the dot com crash of 2000). He also criticized the industries after Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster in 2011 and invested in the biggest ever solar project, a development planned for Saudi Arabia. The aura which Masayoshi has given to entrepreneurship is undoubtedly marvelous.