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SoftBank’s Masayoshi Son Becomes Asia’s Richest Person Amid AI Boom

Forbes · Jun 3, 2026, 8:50 AM · Also reported by 1 other source

Masayoshi Son has overtaken Indian mogul Mukesh Ambani as the richest person in Asia, as surging SoftBank shares led him to amass a fortune of $97 billion.

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