According to Forbes updates on February 9, 2026, the assets of billionaire Tadashi Yanai and his family increased by 4.2 billion USD, equivalent to 7.3% compared to February 8, 2026.
Tadashi Yanai is a Japanese billionaire, founder and CEO of Fast Retailing - the parent company of the fashion retail chain Uniqlo, listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange. In addition to Uniqlo, Fast Retailing also owns many other brands such as Theory, Helmut Lang, J Brand and GU.
Second is billionaire Masayoshi Son, founder and CEO of SoftBank Group. According to Forbes, his assets increased by 3.6 billion USD, equivalent to 7.14%, to 53.9 billion USD. Masayoshi Son is currently ranked 33rd in the list of the richest people in the world.
Masayoshi Son is known as one of the largest investors in the field of artificial intelligence (AI). He participates in the 500 billion USD Stargate Project, in cooperation with OpenAI, Oracle and MGX, to develop AI infrastructure in the US.
Ranked third is billionaire Jay Y. Lee, CEO of Samsung Electronics. According to Forbes, his assets increased by 1 billion USD, equivalent to 5.42%, reaching 20.3 billion USD compared to February 8, 2026. Currently, Jay Y. Lee ranks 123rd in the global richest person ranking.
Jay Y. Lee was appointed Executive Chairman of Samsung Electronics in 2022, after the position was vacant since his father passed away in 2020.
In addition, Forbes also noted that Mr. Chu Mang Yee and his family's assets increased by 958 million USD, to 2.6 billion USD, and Mr. Takemitsu Takizaki increased by 572 million USD, reaching 16.9 billion USD in 24 hours.
