Featured Story: Richest Taiwanese Billionaires In 2021 (Taiwan’s Wealthiest)
With a net worth of roughly $13.8 billion, Zhang Congyuan (張聰淵), founder of contract shoemaker Huali Industrial, is the richest person in Taiwan, followed by brothers Tsai Hong-tu (蔡宏圖) and Tsai Cheng-ta (蔡政達) of Cathay Financial (No. 2, $9.2 billion); Brothers Daniel Tsai (蔡明忠) and Richard Tsai (蔡明興) of Fubon Financial (No. 3, $7.9 billion); and brothers Wei Ing-chou (魏應州), Wei Ying-chiao (魏應交), Wei Yin-Chun (魏應充) and Wei Yin-hen (魏應行) of food conglomerate Ting Hsin International Group (No. 4, $7.8 billion).
Brothers Jason Chang (張虔生) and Richard Chang (張洪本) of IC packaging and testing ASE Group are the fifth-richest person in Taiwan, with $7.2 billion. Terry Gou (郭台銘), founder of Hon Hai Precision Industry Co, the world’s largest contract electronics maker, ranked 6th with a personal wealth of $7.1 billion, followed by Tsai Eng-meng (蔡衍明), chairman of the food conglomerate Want Want Group with $6.3 billion.
Barry Lam (林百里), chairman of contract notebook computer maker Quanta Computer Inc. is placed 8th with a net worth of $5.7 billion. Pierre Chen (陳泰銘), chairman of passive electronics component maker Yageo Corp occupied the 9th position on the top 10 richest people in Taiwan list, followed by Lin Shu-hong (林書鴻), chairman of petrochemical supplier Chang Chun Group (No. 10, $4.7 billion).
Taiwan’s top 10 richest people are collectively worth an estimated $73.4 billion, which is greater than the individual GDPs of Croatia, Lithuania and Angola, according to a recent CEOWORLD magazine report.
Richest Taiwanese Billionaires In 2021
| Rank | Name | Total net worth | Source of wealth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zhang Congyuan | $13.8 billion | Huali Industrial |
| 2 | Tsai Hong-tu and Cheng-ta | $9.2 billion | Cathay Financial Holding |
| 3 | Daniel Tsai and Richard Tsai | $7.9 billion | Fubon Financial |
| 4 | Wei Ing-chou, Ying-chiao, Yin-chun, and Yin-heng | $7.8 billion | Wei Chuan Foods Corporation |
| 5 | Jason Chang and Richard Chang | $7.2 billion | Advanced Semiconductor Engineering, Inc. (ASE Group) |
| 6 | Terry Gou | $7.1 billion | Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd (Foxconn) |
| 7 | Tsai Eng-meng | $6.3 billion | Snack Food company Want Want China |
| 8 | Barry Lam | $5.7 billion | Quanta Computer |
| 9 | Pierre Chen | $4.9 billion | Yageo, an electronics-component maker |
| 10 | Lin Shu-hong | $4.7 billion | Chang Chun Group |
| 11 | Samuel Yin | $4.3 billion | Ruentex Group |
| 12 | Andre Koo, Sr. | $3.8 billion | Chailease Holding |
| 13 | Tsai Ming-kai | $3.3 billion | MediaTek |
| 14 | Rudy Ma | $3.2 billion | Yuanta Financial |
| 15 | Morris Chang | $2.8 billion | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing |
| 16 | Douglas Hsu | $2.7 billion | Far Eastern Group |
| 17 | Tseng Cheng and Tseng Sing-ai | $2.65 billion | Chang Chun Group |
| 18 | Lin Ming-hsiung | $2.5 billion | Pxmart supermarket |
| 19 | K.C. Liu (Liu Ko-chen) | $2.4 billion | Advantech Co Ltd |
| 20 | Bruce Cheng | $2.4 billion | Delta Electronics Inc. |
| 21 | T.Y. Tsai | $2.4 billion | Cathay Life Insurance |
| 22 | Wang Chou-hsiong | $2.2 billion | Feng Tay Enterprises |
| 23 | Lin Chen-hai | $2.2 billion | Pau Jar Group |
| 24 | Scott Lin | $2 billion | Largan Precision |
| 25 | Chin Jong Hwa | $2 billion | Auto-parts supplier Minth |
| 26 | Chen Tei-fu | $1.9 billion | Sunrider |
| 27 | Chao Teng-hsiung | $1.8 billion | Farglory Group |
| 28 | William Wang and Wilfred Wang | $1.8 billion | Formosa Plastics Group |
| 29 | Shi Wen-long | $1.8 billion | Chi Mei Corp. |
| 30 | Luo Ming-han and Tsai-jen Lo | $1.75 billion | Cheng Shin Rubber |
| 31 | Xie Weitong | $1.8 billion | Zhejiang Huayou Cobalt |
| 32 | Chen Yung-tai | $1.7 billion | Aurora Corp. |
| 33 | Tony Chen | $1.6 billion | Largan Precision |
| 34 | Thomas Wu | $1.6 billion | Taishin Financial Holdings |
| 35 | Cho Jyh-jer | $1.6 billion | MediaTek |
| 36 | Archie Hwang | $1.5 billion | Hermes-Epitek Corp. |
| 37 | Yeh Kuo-I | $1.3 billion | Inventec |
| 38 | Shirley Kao | $1.3 billion | Uni-President |
| 39 | Eugene Wu | $1.3 billion | Shin Kong Financial |
| 40 | Wang Ren-sheng | $1.2 billion | Dennis Group |
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