After a modest 1.3% expansion in 2023, Taiwan’s economy, propelled by an exports surge, revved up in the first quarter of 2024, logging a 6.5% rise, the fastest pace in almost three years. The benchmark Taiex stock index was up by nearly a third since we last measured fortunes 14 months ago, boosting the combined wealth of Taiwan’s 50 richest to $174 billion from $155 billion last year.
RANK
NAME
NET WORTH
INDUSTRY
1
Barry Lam
$11.7 B
Technology
2
Daniel & Richard Tsai & family
$10.7 B
Finance & Investments
3
Terry Gou
$10.4 B
Technology
4
Zhang Congyuan
$10.1 B
Fashion & Retail
5
Tsai Hong-tu & Cheng-ta & family
$9.3 B
Finance & Investments
6
Jason & Richard Chang
$7.8 B
Technology
7
Wei Ing-Chou, Ying-Chiao, Yin-Chun & Yin-Heng
$7.6 B
Food & Beverage
8
Pierre Chen
$6.2 B
Technology
9
Tsai Eng-meng
$6 B
Food & Beverage
10
Lin Shu-hong
$5.4 B
Manufacturing
11
Andre Koo, Sr.
$4.8 B
Finance & Investments
12
Samuel Yin
$4.3 B
Diversified
13
Chang Kuo-Hua, Kuo-Ming & Kuo-Cheng
$4.1 B
Logistics
14
Ma family
$3.9 B
Finance & Investments
15
Lin Chen-hai
$3.7 B
Real Estate
16
Morris Chang
$3.3 B
Technology
17
Tsai Ming-kai
$3.2 B
Technology
18
Lo Ming-han & Tsai-jen & family
$2.75 B
Manufacturing
19
Tseng Cheng & Sing-ai
$2.7 B
Manufacturing
20
Chiao family
$2.65 B
Manufacturing
21
Chao Teng-hsiung
$2.64 B
Real Estate
22
Xie Weitong
$2.6 B
Metals & Mining
23
Lin Ming-hsiung
$2.55 B
Fashion & Retail
24
Chen Tei-fu
$2.45 B
Fashion & Retail
25
Douglas Hsu
$2.44 B
Diversified
26
T.Y. Tsai
$2.4 B
Finance & Investments
27
Lin Chang Su-O & family
$2.35 B
Real Estate
28
Bruce Cheng
$2.3 B
Technology
29
Thomas Wu
$2.1 B
Finance & Investments
30
Samuel Chen
$2 B
Finance & Investments
31
Jeffrey Koo, Jr.
$1.95 B
Finance & Investments
32
Liao Long-shing & family
$1.9 B
Manufacturing
33
Chen Mei-fang & family
$1.8 B
Manufacturing
34
Yeh Kuo-I
$1.75 B
Manufacturing
35
Wang Chou-hsiong
$1.74 B
Manufacturing
36
Howard Nien & family
$1.7 B
Manufacturing
37
Archie Hwang
$1.65 B
Technology
38
Chen Yung-tai
$1.6 B
Real Estate
39
K.C. Liu
$1.55 B
Technology
40
Scott Lin
$1.53 B
Technology
41
Cho Jyh-jer
$1.5 B
Technology
42
C.C. Leung
$1.45 B
Technology
43
Angelo Koo
$1.4 B
Finance & Investments
44
Shirley Kao
$1.3 B
Food & Beverage
45
Wu Chung-yi
$1.27 B
Manufacturing
46
Wang Shih-Chung
$1.25 B
Manufacturing
47
William & Wilfred Wang
$1.2 B
Manufacturing
48
Eugene Wu
$1.19 B
Finance & Investments
49
Tsao Ter-fung
$1.15 B
Food & Beverage
50
Chin Jong Hwa
$1.1 B
Automotive
