Portrait of Chen Yung-tai

Rank #2441

Chen Yung-tai

Net worth $1.7B

Real estate · Taiwan

Born
Jan 20, 1936
Age
90
Source
Real estate
Residence
Taipei
Citizenship
Taiwan
Marital status
Married
Children
6
Education
Bachelor of Arts/Science, National Chung Hsing University

Net worth over time

Biography

  • Chen Yung-tai got his start selling office clocks in 1965. He later expanded into office equipment, furniture and electronics.
  • Today his listed Aurora Corp., chaired by wife Yuan Hui-Hua since 2018, sells electronics in over 1,500 locations in Taiwan and mainland China.
  • Aurora also owns real estate, including a 38-story tower, in Shanghai's Lujiazui financial district.
  • Chen studied economics in college. That department is now part of National Taipei University.
  • Chen was born into a well-off family but worked as a small trader and street merchant after his father died in his youth.
  • Chen founded the Aurora Museum in Shanghai, known for its Buddhist sculptures and jade.

Financial assets

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